Sugeesha Wickramasinghe, J. Timerick, Irshad Fahd, Deepa Jacob, Himanshu Singh
2026.1.30Respirology Case Reports
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An 81‐year‐old ex‐smoker with chronic cough and weight loss had imaging showing right upper‐lobe nodules, tree‐in‐bud changes and bronchial obstruction, which highlights actinomycosis mimicking malignancy and the need to exclude wider differentials and cancer mimics.
सारांश
An 81‐year‐old ex‐smoker with chronic cough and weight loss had imaging showing right upper‐lobe nodules, tree‐in‐bud changes and bronchial obstruction. Bronchoscopy revealed a right upper lobe bronchus polypoidal mass with histological evidence of actinomycosis. This case highlights actinomycosis mimicking malignancy and the need to exclude wider differentials and cancer mimics.
साइटेशन फॉर्मेट
WICKRAMASINGHE, Sugeesha, et al. Pulmonary actinomycosis masquerading as malignancy. Respirology Case Reports, 2026, 14(2): e70493.