A Case Report of Tracheal Bronchus Associated with Pulmonary Actinomycosis / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 878-882, 2003.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Tracheal bronchus is an aberrant, accessory or ectopic bronchus arising almost invariably from the right lateral wall of the trachea and may be related to inflammatory conditions affecting the lung, including recurrent pneumonia, bronchiectasis. Recently we experienced a case of tracheal bronchus associated with pulmonary actinomycosis. The 37- year-old male patient had suffered recurrent hemoptysis and had been medicated as a presumptive diagnosis of tuberculosis, but either clinical or radiologic improvement was not seen. Right upper lobectomy was performed and pulmonary actinomycosis was confirmed by the histologic examination. Postoperatively, the patient was medicated with penicillin and ampicillin for 3 months and completely recovered without any evidence of recurrence during the 6- month follow-up period.
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Main subject:
Penicillins
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Pneumonia
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Recurrence
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Trachea
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Tuberculosis
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Bronchi
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Bronchiectasis
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Actinomycosis
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Follow-Up Studies
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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