Resected Pulmonary Achromobacter xylosoxidans Mimicking Aspergillosis Fungus Ball

Achromobacter xylosoxidans, a rare gram-negative rod, often causes pneumonia. Here, we describe the case of a previously healthy 78-year-old woman who worked at a vegetable plant nursery. A 4.5-cm cavitary lesion with a 2.5-cm-diameter lobulated nodule in the left lingula segment, resembling an aspe...

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Main Authors: Sota Nakamura, MD, Takaki Akamine, MD, PhD, Satoshi Ikegame, MD, PhD, Mikiko Hashisako, MD, PhD, Taisuke Nakagawa, MD, Fumihiko Kinoshita, MD, PhD, Mikihiro Kohno, MD, PhD, Keigo Ozono, MD, PhD, Tomoyoshi Takenaka, MD, PhD, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772993124003668