Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core?
Here, we report a case of 57-year-old previously healthy man with six-months medical history of significant chronic cough and recurring episodes of fever. Cytology, bacteria, fungi and acid fast bacilli in the sputum were negative. CT scan, initially interpreted as suspected lung cancer, detected by...
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| author | Filippo Luciani Flavio Fedele Andrea Corsonello Michele Florio Salvatore De Santis Elena Guzzo Mariarita Perri Maria Cristina Caroleo Roberto Cannataro Erika Cione |
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| description | Here, we report a case of 57-year-old previously healthy man with six-months medical history of significant chronic cough and recurring episodes of fever. Cytology, bacteria, fungi and acid fast bacilli in the sputum were negative. CT scan, initially interpreted as suspected lung cancer, detected by chest x-ray, revealed pneumonia. Bronchoscopy is frequently necessary for the diagnosis as well as the treatment as a routine practice and in this case was applied. Our patient underwent to fiberoptic rigid bronchoscopy in the right upper lobe in general anaesthesia. Unexpectedly, a vegetal FB, Medlar's core instead a tumor, was removed. After two-months follow-up the patient was found healthy without any old or other symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77726db55d0945ed915131c6d3de71fe2022-12-22T03:15:19ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712015-01-0116C929410.1016/j.rmcr.2015.08.009Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core?Filippo Luciani0Flavio Fedele1Andrea Corsonello2Michele Florio3Salvatore De Santis4Elena Guzzo5Mariarita Perri6Maria Cristina Caroleo7Roberto Cannataro8Erika Cione9Infectious Diseases Unit of Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, ItalyBronchology Service Mariano Santo Hospital, Cosenza, ItalyItalian National Research on Aging, Cosenza, ItalyRadiology Unit of Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, ItalyInfectious Diseases Unit of Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, ItalyOtorhinolaryngology Unit of Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, ItalyHere, we report a case of 57-year-old previously healthy man with six-months medical history of significant chronic cough and recurring episodes of fever. Cytology, bacteria, fungi and acid fast bacilli in the sputum were negative. CT scan, initially interpreted as suspected lung cancer, detected by chest x-ray, revealed pneumonia. Bronchoscopy is frequently necessary for the diagnosis as well as the treatment as a routine practice and in this case was applied. Our patient underwent to fiberoptic rigid bronchoscopy in the right upper lobe in general anaesthesia. Unexpectedly, a vegetal FB, Medlar's core instead a tumor, was removed. After two-months follow-up the patient was found healthy without any old or other symptoms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300307Fiberoptic rigid bronchoscopyLung cancerMedlar's corePneumonia |
| spellingShingle | Filippo Luciani Flavio Fedele Andrea Corsonello Michele Florio Salvatore De Santis Elena Guzzo Mariarita Perri Maria Cristina Caroleo Roberto Cannataro Erika Cione Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core? Respiratory Medicine Case Reports Fiberoptic rigid bronchoscopy Lung cancer Medlar's core Pneumonia |
| title | Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core? |
| title_full | Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core? |
| title_fullStr | Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core? |
| title_short | Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core? |
| title_sort | pneumonia lung cancer or medlar s core |
| topic | Fiberoptic rigid bronchoscopy Lung cancer Medlar's core Pneumonia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300307 |
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