Pulmonary actinomycosis masquerading as aspergilloma.
Med J Malaysia
; 72(2): 147-149, 2017 04.
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of a 34-year-old man who was initially treated as community acquired pneumonia following a three-month-history of productive cough, loss of weight and loss of appetite. However, three months after discharged from the hospital, he presented again with worsening respiratory symptoms and radiological evidence of a lung cavitation with intracavitary lesion resembling an aspergilloma associated with surrounding consolidation. Unfortunately, he remained symptomatic despite on antifungal therapy. The repeat computed-tomography demonstrated persistent cavitating lesion with development of necrotising pneumonia. He underwent lobectomy and the histopathological analysis of the resected specimen however revealed the diagnosis of actinomycosis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Actinomicosis
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Aspergilosis Pulmonar
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Enfermedades Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med J Malaysia
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Malasia