title: Histoplasmosis mimicking primary lung neoplasm.
abstract: A 70-year-old man, ex-smoker with a 3-pack-year smoking history, presented with a 5-week history of persistent cough. There were no positive findings on clinical examination. The patient's chest X-ray showed a nodular density in the right lung, initially thought to be malignant. After an extensive workup which included CT-guided lung biopsies, bronchoscopies, positron emission tomography scanning, among many other investigations, discussion at the respiratory multidisciplinary team meeting, and a right upper lobe lung resection, a diagnosis of histoplasmosis was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin City, Ireland.
authors.forename: Minesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kooblall
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keane
authors.forename: Grainne
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Eddie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moloney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D055613:Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012907:Smoking; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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