A Case of Primary Endobronchial Actinomycosis Presenting as a Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
;
: 110-114, 2013.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Endobronchial actinomycosis is a rare but important and challenging diagnosis to make. We report a case of 57 year-old man who presented with a fever and a right-sided chest pain diagnosed as an endobronchial actinomycosis. Chest computed tomography showed a segmental obstruction and consolidations in right middle lobe combined with an ipsilateral multiloculated pleural effusion. Bronchoscopic biopsy of a mass obstructing the medial segmental bronchus of right middle lobe revealed actinomycosis. This is the first reported case of primary endobronchial actinomycosis that presented with a chest pain and a complicated parapneumonic effusion. Primary endobronchial actinomycosis can be a cause of complicated parapneumonic effusion.
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Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Thorax
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Biopsy
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Chest Pain
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Bronchi
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Bronchial Diseases
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Actinomycosis
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Diagnosis
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Fever
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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