Actinomyces-infected bronchopulmonary sequestration: An uncommon pathogen in a rare anomaly.

Autor: Suliman AM; Pulmonology Department Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar., Alsayed A; Pulmonology Department Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar., Obiedat S; Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar., Massad E; Thoracic Surgery Department Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar., Ul Haq I; Pulmonology Department Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2024 Jun 05; Vol. 12 (6), pp. e8984. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 05 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8984
Abstrakt: Bronchopulmonary sequestration, a rare congenital anomaly, involves a nonfunctioning lung tissue mass supplied by anomalous vessels. It is rarely infected by Actinomyces, further complicating the clinical presentation, with limited reported cases. This case highlights the distinctive clinical aspects, diagnostic challenges, and successful management strategies of such a rare clinical entity.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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