title: Pneumonia, lung cancer or Medlar's core?
abstract: Here, we report a case of 57-year-old previously healthy man with six-months medical history of significant chronic cough and recurring episodes of fever. Cytology, bacteria, fungi and acid fast bacilli in the sputum were negative. CT scan, initially interpreted as suspected lung cancer, detected by chest x-ray, revealed pneumonia. Bronchoscopy is frequently necessary for the diagnosis as well as the treatment as a routine practice and in this case was applied. Our patient underwent to fiberoptic rigid bronchoscopy in the right upper lobe in general anaesthesia. Unexpectedly, a vegetal FB, Medlar's core instead a tumor, was removed. After two-months follow-up the patient was found healthy without any old or other symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit of Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.affiliation: Bronchology Service Mariano Santo Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fedele
authors.affiliation: Italian National Research on Aging, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corsonello
authors.affiliation: Radiology Unit of Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Florio
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit of Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology Unit of Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guzzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Caroleo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cannataro
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cione
keywords: Fiberoptic rigid bronchoscopy; Lung cancer; Medlar's core; Pneumonia