Incidentally Detected Pulmonary Actinomycosis Mimicking Lung Cancer: A Case Report
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative infection caused by Actinomyces, a branching filamentous gram-positive bacterium that can involve many organs. When the lungs are involved, it is called pulmonary actinomycosis, which may rarely mimic lung cancer radiologically. The differential diagnosis is ve...
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Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2013-06-01
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Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2013-18-02-090-093.pdf |