Severe Hemoptysis Secondary to Actinomycosis: A Case Report

Pulmonary actinomycosis (PA) is an uncommon, asymptomatic, and frequently misdiagnosed pulmonary infectious illness. Our patient remained undiagnosed despite extensive regular and invasive testing, significant intermittent hemoptysis, and repeated bronchial artery embolization. Ultimately, a left lo...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Xiang, Huang, Junfang, Wang, Lina, Guo, Cuiyan, Di, JiTing, Xiong, Yan, Huang, Weiming, Ma, Jing, Wang, Guangfa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10187644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37201123
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S410499
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Sumario:Pulmonary actinomycosis (PA) is an uncommon, asymptomatic, and frequently misdiagnosed pulmonary infectious illness. Our patient remained undiagnosed despite extensive regular and invasive testing, significant intermittent hemoptysis, and repeated bronchial artery embolization. Ultimately, a left lower lobectomy was performed via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, and a histopathological examination revealed an actinomycete infection.

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