Pulmonary actinomycosis appearing as a "ball-in-hole" on chest radiography and bronchoscopy

Meng Jer Hsieh; Wen Bin Shieh; Kuo Shyan Chen; Teng Jen Yu; Han Pin Kuo; Ying Huang Tsai

doi:10.1136/thx.51.2.221

Pulmonary actinomycosis appearing as a "ball-in-hole" on chest radiography and bronchoscopy

Meng Jer Hsieh, Wen Bin Shieh, Kuo Shyan Chen, Teng Jen Yu, Han Pin Kuo, Ying Huang Tsai

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Abstract

A 40 year old diabetic man with pulmonary actinomycosis was admitted to hospital with recurrent haemoptysis. The chest radiograph showed an air meniscus in the left upper lobe, a rare presentation of pulmonary actinomycosis. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a mass in a cavity which has never been reported previously. He underwent lobectomy and the surgical specimen revealed sulphur granules, the typical pathological finding of actinomycosis, without evidence of fungal or mycobacterial infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	221-222
Number of pages	2
Journal	Thorax
Volume	51
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.51.2.221
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Actinomycosis
Bronchoscopy
Diabetes mellitus
Thoracic radiography

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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