title: Bacterial pseudomycosis: a rare cause of haemoptysis.
abstract: Pulmonary bacterial pseudomycosis, also referred to as botryomycosis, is a very rare, indolent illness that has been described mostly in patients with immunological problems. The histological appearance is similar to that of actinomycosis; however, various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis. We illustrate a rapidly progressive case of pulmonary bacterial pseudomycosis in a normal host whose presenting complaint was haemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Medicine, LIJ-Queens Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Multz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Azeuta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors