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Actinomycosis as a neglected diagnosis of mediastinal mass.
Thoracic actinomycosis is a rare disease in children. Diagnosis is typically delayed, since the presentation can be very similar to that of malignant tumors, tuberculosis, and fungal infections. We here present the case of a 9-year-old girl who was treated for tuberculosis at the first presentation, for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the second presentation, and for chronic granulomatous disease at ...
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Thoracic actinomycosis was identified in a 14 year old girl. The disease is infrequent in children and diagnosis is difficult. The occurrence of a protracted pulmonary lesion, together with osteomyelitis of several ribs and by fistulae formation in the chest wall, with production of characteristic "sulfur granules", were the key elements to suspect the right diagnosis, which was confirmed by a ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.155.4.2119101