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| Year : 2023 | Volume
: 28
| Issue : 6 | Page : 526-528 |
Pulmonary actinomycosis in children: A prompt diagnosis can prevent surgery
Prince Raj, Raghu Shankar, Mohamed Amin Alawadi, Martin Corbally
Department of General Surgery, Division of Paediatric Surgery, King Hamad University Hospital, Busaiteen, Bahrain
Correspondence Address:
Prince Raj
King Hamad University Hospital, Building 2345, Road 2835, Block 228, P. O. Box 24343, Busaiteen
Bahrain
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_86_23
Pulmonary actinomycosis is an extremely rare disease in children. The diagnosis is challenging as the clinical presentation and radiological investigations may be atypical. We report a case of a pulmonary lesion extending to the chest wall posing as a malignant lesion. Biopsy revealed colonies of Actinomyces. Antibiotic therapy resolved the mass. A rare diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis should be kept as a differential diagnosis of such a mass in children.
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