title: Endobronchial actinomycosis associated with a foreign body.
abstract: We describe our findings in a 58-year-old mentally retarded patient with endobronchial actinomycosis surrounding an aspirated chicken bone foreign body. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such an occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neumología, Hospital Ntra. Sra. del Pino, Universidad de Las Palmas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Julia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez de Castro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caminero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cabrera
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001980:Bronchi; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged