Gupta, Pawan ; Dogra, Vikas ; Goel, Nitin ; Chowdhary, Anuradha ; Prasad, Rajendra ; Gaur, SN (2015) An Unusual Cause of a Pulmonary Mass: Actinomycosis The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences, 57 (3). pp. 177-179. ISSN 0377-9343
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Official URL: http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/26749917
Abstract
We present the case of a 62-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus who presented with haemoptysis. A radiograph of the chest showed a right lower parahilar opacity which on the contrast enhanced computed tomography was seen to be an irregular, spiculated mass localised to the middle lobe. Considering malignancy as the most probable diagnosis, a bronchoscopic endobronchial biopsy was performed which surprisingly established pulmonary actinomycosis as the diagnosis. The patient was successfully managed with amoxicillin and clavulanic acid and glycaemic control.
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| Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi. |
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| Deposited On: | 26 Apr 2021 10:27 |
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