Sesja IV - Varia - sesja interdyscyplinarna<br>Pulmonary actinomycosis

Tomasz Piorunek

ISSN: 1505-8409

Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs Supplement

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1/2008
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Sesja IV - Varia - sesja interdyscyplinarna
Pulmonary actinomycosis

Tomasz Piorunek

Online publish date: 2008/04/08

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Thoracic actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic suppurative pulmonary and endobronchial infection caused by Actinomyces, a Gram-positive anaerobic organism. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with chronic productive cough with purulent sputum and increased body temperature. Fibreoptic bronchoscopic findings revealed an endobronchial polypoid lesion with stenotic bronchus. Histological examination showed actinomycotic colonies in specimens.

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Sesja IV - Varia - sesja interdyscyplinarnaPulmonary actinomycosis

Tomasz Piorunek

pulmonary actinomycosis, diagnosis, treatment

Sesja IV - Varia - sesja interdyscyplinarna
Pulmonary actinomycosis