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.
Alborzi
Abdolvahab
A
Prof. Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Pasyar
Neda
N
Nasiri
Jalil
J
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