Endobronchial actinomycosis in a child.
bronchoscopy
dental caries
endobronchial actinomycosis
sulphur granules
tuberculosis
Journal
Pediatric pulmonology
ISSN: 1099-0496
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Pulmonol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8510590
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2021
10 2021
Historique:
revised:
08
06
2021
received:
05
05
2021
accepted:
22
06
2021
pubmed:
16
7
2021
medline:
15
12
2021
entrez:
15
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Actinomycosis is a rare, indolent and invasive infection caused by Actinomyces species. Pulmonary actinomycosis is very rarely seen in the paediatric population. The classic radiological presentation of thoracic involvement of actinomycosis includes lower lobe consolidation, empyema and periostitis of the ribs. We report a case of endobronchial actinomycosis in a child diagnosed on endobronchial biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Bronchoscopy can be dangerous when performed on these cases, as there is a risk of severe bleeding and large airway obstruction, as was the case with this patient.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3429-3432Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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