Pulmonary actinomycosis masquerading as aspergilloma
- Author:
Rosdina Zamrud
;
Nurul Yaqeen Mohd Esa
;
Mohammad Hanafiah
;
Nor Salmah Bakar
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Actinomycosis
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2017;72(2):147-149
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a 34-year-old man who was initially
treated as community acquired pneumonia following a
three-month-history of productive cough, loss of weight and
loss of appetite. However, three months after discharged
from the hospital, he presented again with worsening
respiratory symptoms and radiological evidence of a lung
cavitation with intracavitary lesion resembling an
aspergilloma associated with surrounding consolidation.
Unfortunately, he remained symptomatic despite on
antifungal therapy. The repeat computed-tomography
demonstrated persistent cavitating lesion with development
of necrotising pneumonia. He underwent lobectomy and the
histopathological analysis of the resected specimen
however revealed the diagnosis of actinomycosis.
KEY WORDS:
Actinomycosis, Aspergillosis
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