Aerobic actinomycetes that masquerade as pulmonary tuberculosis
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Pulmonary cavities are caused by tissue necrosis that leads to the exclusion of a portion of the pulmonary parenchyma via the bronchial tree. In general, the differential diagnosis of pneumonitis with cavitations includes infectious and noninfectious causes (Table 1). The infectious causes include bacteria such as community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Actinomyces or Nocardia asteroids, RESEARCH ARTICLE
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