Endobronchial actinomycosis mimicking pulmonary neoplasm.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 1412128.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 463935.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A 60 year old man had recurrent pneumonia. Bronchoscopy disclosed a necrotic mass in the left lower lobe bronchus, which histological examination showed to contain sulphur granules. The endobronchial mass had disappeared by the second bronchoscopy one week later. The patient was treated with penicillin for one year and was cured. Actinomycosis must be included in the differential diagnosis of an endobronchial mass.
Medical subject headings
- Actinomycosis
- Bronchial Neoplasms
- Lung Diseases