A Rare Case of Pulmonary Actinomycosis Presented as a Pseudotumor Diagnosed after Pneumonectomy: A Case Report and Literature Review

Authors

  • Pichaya Petborom Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok 26120
  • Prasit Upapan Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok 26120

Keywords:

Pulmonary actinomycosis

Abstract

Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare, slowly progressive infectious disease which is difficult to diagnose.  The disease can mimic lung malignancy, given its nonspecific clinical and radiological presentations, thus posing a diagnostic dilemma to the physician.  Making the diagnosis can be complicated.  Surgical procedures such as CT-guided trans-thoracic needle biopsy, bronchoscopic techniques, or even surgical resections may aid the diagnosis based on histopathological examinations and cultures of the lung tissues.  Hence, with the frequent suspicion of a malignancy, physicians are usually prompted to resort to surgical diagnostic procedures.  The authors report a patient with a rare case of pulmonary actinomycosis which presented as a mass-like lesion in his lungs, which was diagnosed after pneumonectomy.  

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Published

10-02-2017

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Petborom, P., & Upapan, P. (2017). A Rare Case of Pulmonary Actinomycosis Presented as a Pseudotumor Diagnosed after Pneumonectomy: A Case Report and Literature Review. Siriraj Medical Journal, 69(1), 35–39. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/77154

Issue

Vol. 69 No. 1 (2017): January-February

Section

Case Report

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