A 75-Year-Old Female with Hemoptysis and Recurrent Respiratory Infections
This paper describes the case of a 75-year-old female who presented with significant hemoptysis over a 7–10 day period. She had a history of a left lower lobectomy 10 years prior for a “lung abscess.” She subsequently had multiple episodes of cough, fevers, and possible pneumonia treated with multip...
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| description | This paper describes the case of a 75-year-old female who presented with significant hemoptysis over a 7–10 day period. She had a history of a left lower lobectomy 10 years prior for a “lung abscess.” She subsequently had multiple episodes of cough, fevers, and possible pneumonia treated with multiple courses of Amoxicillin and Amoxicillin/Clavulanate. Review of her chest CT upon presentation to the hospital showed a large necrotic lingular infiltrate, which had been progressively increasing in size over at least one year. Bronchoscopy showed a yellowish, soft round body in the superior lingular subsegment. Endobronchial and transbronchial biopsies showed actinomyces species. This is a very interesting case of indolent actinomycosis which we suspect had a very slow progressive course secondary to the multiple courses of antibiotics that the patient was treated with. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e238f2f0540945a7bfc205ff6eb93adc2025-02-03T05:58:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392013-01-01201310.1155/2013/832306832306A 75-Year-Old Female with Hemoptysis and Recurrent Respiratory InfectionsMary S. Baker0Khalil Diab1Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Gatch Clinical Building, Room 260, 541 N. Clinical Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46202-5111, USAClinical Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N. University Boulevard, UH 4903, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAThis paper describes the case of a 75-year-old female who presented with significant hemoptysis over a 7–10 day period. She had a history of a left lower lobectomy 10 years prior for a “lung abscess.” She subsequently had multiple episodes of cough, fevers, and possible pneumonia treated with multiple courses of Amoxicillin and Amoxicillin/Clavulanate. Review of her chest CT upon presentation to the hospital showed a large necrotic lingular infiltrate, which had been progressively increasing in size over at least one year. Bronchoscopy showed a yellowish, soft round body in the superior lingular subsegment. Endobronchial and transbronchial biopsies showed actinomyces species. This is a very interesting case of indolent actinomycosis which we suspect had a very slow progressive course secondary to the multiple courses of antibiotics that the patient was treated with.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/832306 |
| spellingShingle | Mary S. Baker Khalil Diab A 75-Year-Old Female with Hemoptysis and Recurrent Respiratory Infections Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | A 75-Year-Old Female with Hemoptysis and Recurrent Respiratory Infections |
| title_full | A 75-Year-Old Female with Hemoptysis and Recurrent Respiratory Infections |
| title_fullStr | A 75-Year-Old Female with Hemoptysis and Recurrent Respiratory Infections |
| title_full_unstemmed | A 75-Year-Old Female with Hemoptysis and Recurrent Respiratory Infections |
| title_short | A 75-Year-Old Female with Hemoptysis and Recurrent Respiratory Infections |
| title_sort | 75 year old female with hemoptysis and recurrent respiratory infections |
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