ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2024
Pulmonary actinomycosis misdiagnosed as lung cancer: a case report.
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- Pulmonary Actinomycosis: A Hidden Threat with Clinical Impact.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2026Article
- Pulmonary actinomycosis and pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking lung cancer: A case series and narrative review.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2026Review
- A case report of spherical pneumonia caused byFrontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- 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
- Scalp Actinomycosis Presenting as Chronic Discharging Sinuses: A Rare Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Pulmonary Actinomycosis Induced by Total Gastrectomy and Heavy Alcohol Drinking: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare pulmonary infectious disease that is often challenging to diagnose early and has a high misdiagnosis rate. In some cases, it can be particularly difficult to distinguish pulmonary actinomycosis from lung cancer. We herein report a rare case of pulmonary actinomycosis in which the preoperative examinations strongly suggested lung cancer, leading to the patient undergoing right upper lung resection and bronchoplasty. The patient had a good postoperative recovery; however, the postoperative pathology report indicated pulmonary actinomycosis. In this report, we summarize the key aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary actinomycosis to aid clinicians in reducing the likelihood of misdiagnosis.
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