Pulmonary Botryomycosis Mimicking Bronchogenic Carcinoma of the Lung

Botryomycosis is a relatively rare disease found only in case reports. Most observed cases have been of cutaneous or visceral type. Given the prolonged duration and nature of symptoms, pulmonary botryomycosis may be mistaken for malignancy. We report the first case of pulmonary botryomycosis in Iran...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alavi, Ali, Aghajanzadeh, Manoucher, Asgari, Korosh, Massahnia, Sara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4153249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25191476
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Sumario:Botryomycosis is a relatively rare disease found only in case reports. Most observed cases have been of cutaneous or visceral type. Given the prolonged duration and nature of symptoms, pulmonary botryomycosis may be mistaken for malignancy. We report the first case of pulmonary botryomycosis in Iran initially mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma.

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