A Case of Endobronchial Actinomycosis with a Broncholith cured by Cryotherapy through a Flexible Bronchoscope.
10.7180/kmj.2013.28.2.155
- Author:
Jin Seok YOO
1
;
Eun Ju CHO
;
Sangeon GWOO
;
Hye Jung KWON
;
Seong Kyeong LIM
;
Tae Won JANG
;
Chul Ho OAK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, Korea. jangtw22@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Actinomycosis;
Broncholith;
Bronchoscopy;
Cryotherapy
- MeSH:
Actinomycosis*;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Bronchoscopes*;
Bronchoscopy;
Cryotherapy*;
Diagnosis;
Endoscopes;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Pneumonia;
Surgical Instruments
- From:Kosin Medical Journal
2013;28(2):155-160
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with obstructive pneumonitis and broncholithiasis. We attempted to remove the broncholith with forceps through a flexible endoscope, but the potential for bleeding due to partial synechia did not allow this. We succeeded in removing it with cryotherapy. The histopathological diagnosis was thoracic actinomycosis associated with broncholithiasis. Endobronchial actinomycosis with a broncholith is very rare. We successfully treated a patient with endobronchial actinomycosis with a broncholith by administering short-term antibiotics after broncholithectomy via cryotherapy through a flexible bronchoscope.
