Clinical analysis of four cases of pulmonary actinomycosis misdiagnosed as peripheral lung cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6315.2009.07.016
- VernacularTitle:肺放线菌病误诊为周围型肺癌临床分析
- Author:
Yuanliang SUN
;
Donglan LUO
;
Zhengxian CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pulmonary actinmycosis;
Lung cancer;
Misdiagnose
- From:
Clinical Medicine of China
2009;25(7):712-714
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of pulmonary actinomycosis and to improve the understanding of the clinical misdiagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis. Method Clinical data of 4 pulmonary actinomycosis patients were analized and related literatures were reviewed. Results All the 4 pulmonary actinomy-eosis cases were misdiaguosed as lung cancer. Pulmonary actinomycosis can be correctly diagnosed through lung bi-opsy by CT-guided percutaneous paracentesis,fiberoptic,bronchoscopy,or pathological examination of the resected pulmonary lobe. Conclusions Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare lung infection caused by fungus,and is liable to be misdiagnosed as peripheral lung cancer. The capacity of distinguishing pulmonary actinomycosis from peripheral lung cancer needs to be improved.
