ISSN 2756-3316
African Journal of Medical Case Reports Vol. 3 (1), pp. 001-004, January, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
Case Report
Diagnostic challenges in a case of reccurent hemoptysis
R. K. Gupta* and Huda Bukharie
King Fahd Hospital of University, University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Accepted 25 October, 2014
Abstract
Actinomycosis is an uncommon disease in children and most cases are of cervicofacial infections. To date there have been only few case reports on children with thoracic actinomycosis which may mimic malignancy, lymphoma or tuberculosis. Here, we report a 14-year old boy, presented with recurrent hemoptysis and diagnosed as thoracic actinomycosis on the basis of CT and typical histopathological findings. The patient was treated successfully with specific antibiotics.
Key words: Actinomycosis, hemoptysis, rigid bronchoscopy.