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Pulmonary Actinomycosis: A Diagnostic Challenge.
Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Pulmonary actinomycosis and pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking lung cancer: A case series and narrative review.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2026Review
- The first CT-based classification system for pulmonary actinomycosis: correlating imaging patterns with therapeutic strategies and prognosis in a highly misdiagnosed disease.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Malignant mimic: pulmonary actinomycosis with contiguous vertebral involvement and spinal cord compression. Illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
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- Case Report: Fatal massive hemoptysis secondary to pulmonary actinomycosis: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in a multidisciplinary approach.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Pulmonary Actinomycosis Induced by Total Gastrectomy and Heavy Alcohol Drinking: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- A Case of Pulmonary Actinomycosis With Concurrent Gastric Adenocarcinoma in an Older Adult.Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
Pulmonary actinomycosis is an uncommon and challenging infectious disease with non-specific symptoms and imaging findings. The authors report a case of a 68-year-old man with diabetes and a history of past smoking who presented with anorexia and weight loss with no significant findings on physical examination. A parenchymal consolidation in the anterior segment of the right upper lobe was detected after a chest computed tomography (CT). Bacterial colonies of Actinomyces species were identified in the histology of transbronchial biopsy. Imaging reassessment after six weeks of treatment with oral amoxicillin showed progression with a high metabolism 10.5 standardized uptake value (SUV) documented on the f-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT. Concern about the possibility of lung cancer was raised and ruled out by a negative transthoracic needle biopsy. The diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis with pyogenic superinfection was presumed. The patient was successfully treated with intravenous amoxicillin and clavulanate for two weeks, followed by six months of oral treatment.
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