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Pulmonary actinomycosis with endobronchial involvement: a case report and literature review
Donya Farrokh1, Fariba Rezaitalab2, Banafsheh Bakhshoudeh1
1Medical Imaging Department, Imam Reza University Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract:
Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare chronic pulmonary infection caused by actinomyces, a Gram-positive, microaerophilic bacterium. Pulmonary involvement other than cervicofacial or abdominopelvic actinomycosis is uncommon and often leads to a misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis or lung cancer. Endobronchial involvement is very rare in pulmonary actinomycosis. Here in, we describe the case of a 66-year-old male patient, referred with a history of massive hemoptysis since a few weeks ago. Plain chest radiograph and computerized tomographic scan revealed a dens consolidation in the right upper lobe; which was confirmed to be pulmonary actinomycosis with endobronchial involvement by transbronchial biopsy.
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