title: Pulmonary actinomycosis as a pseudotumor: a rare presentation.
abstract: Some lung diseases are true diagnostic challenges due to their various clinical presentations. Actinomycosis is one such disease, potentially affecting various organs and systems. We report the case of a patient with pulmonary actinomycosis as a pseudotumor, which is usually only diagnosed by thoracotomy or thoracoscopy.
authors: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil. endotorax@hotmail.com
authors: Hylas Paiva da Costa
authors: HP
authors: Ferreira
authors: Carlos Alberto Almeida de
authors: CA
authors: Araújo
authors: Jeancarlo Fernandes
authors: JF
authors: Cavalcanti
authors: Roberta Lacerda Almeida de
authors: RL
authors: Miranda
authors: Rachel de Alcântara Oliveira
authors: Rde A
authors: Ramalho
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013906:Thoracoscopy