title: Primary pulmonary botryomycosis: a late complication of foreign body aspiration.
abstract: Primary pulmonary botryomycosis is a rare cause of haemoptysis and can enter the differential diagnosis of a mass on the plain chest radiograph. The case history is presented of a 63 year old man with botryomycosis which was initially thought to be a bronchial carcinoma. When the diagnosis was made several years later it was found to be secondary to persisting vegetable material in the bronchial tree following previous aspiration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Airedale General Hospital, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 6TD, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tuggey
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hosker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: DaCosta
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged