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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Main Authors: Abdurrahman KAYA, Sibel YILDIZ, Onur KUM, İlker İnanç BALKAN, Ali MERT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2013-06-01
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