Pulmonary Actinomycosis Mimicking Pulmonary Aspergilloma and a Brief Review of the Literature

Intern Med. 2017;56(4):449-453. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7620. Epub 2017 Feb 15.

Abstract

Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare pulmonary infection that often exhibits unspecific symptoms and radiological findings. We herein report a case of pulmonary actinomycosis that mimicked pulmonary aspergilloma in an immunocompetent patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Actinomycosis / pathology
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Diseases / pathology
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Aspergillosis / diagnosis
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed