Actinomycosis as a neglected diagnosis of mediastinal mass.
Thoracic actinomycosis is a rare disease in children. Diagnosis is typically delayed, since the presentation can be very similar to that of malignant tumors, tuberculosis, and fungal infections. We here present the case of a 9-year-old girl who was treated for tuberculosis at the first presentation, for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the second presentation, and for chronic granulomatous disease at the third presentation before actinomycosis was finally diagnosed by culture.
Prof. Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Abdolvahab
A
Alborzi
Neda
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Pasyar
Jalil
J
Nasiri
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis