Primary endobronchial actinomycosis in association with foreign body aspiration

P. V. Dicpinigaitis; I. J. Bleiweiss; D. J. Krellenstein; K. P. Halton; A. S. Teirstein

doi:10.1378/chest.101.1.283

Primary endobronchial actinomycosis in association with foreign body aspiration

P. V. Dicpinigaitis, I. J. Bleiweiss, D. J. Krellenstein, K. P. Halton, A. S. Teirstein

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A 66-year-old diabetic man presented with a bilobar pneumonia two months after aspiration of a chicken bone. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy demonstrated a mass in the bronchus intermedius. Histologic examination of endobronchial biopsy specimens revealed bone fragments, vegetable matter, and sulfur granules containing Actinomyces organisms. The patient responded to bronchoscopic removal of the foreign body and penicillin therapy. To our knowledge, the association of actinomycotic infection with an aspirated endobronchial foreign body has not previously been reported.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	283-285
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chest
Volume	101
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.101.1.283
State	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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