Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2002 Aug;35(8):616-620.

A Case Report of Tracheal Bronchus Associated with Pulmonary Actinomycosis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea. kimchart@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.
  • 3Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.
  • 4Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

Abstract

Tracheal bronchus is a aberrant, accessory or ectopic bronchus arising almost invariably from the right lateral wall of the trachea and may be related to inflammatory conditions affecting the lung, including recurrent pneumonia and bronchiectasis. Recently we experienced a case of tracheal bronchus associated with pulmonary actinomycosis. The 37-year-old male patient had suffered recurrent hemoptysis and had been medicated as a presumptive diagnosis of tuberculosis, but neither clinical nor radiologic improvement was not seen. Right upper lobectomy was performed and pulmonary actinomycosis was confirmed by the histologic examination. Postoperatively, the patient was medicated with penicillin and ampicillin for 3 months and completely recovered without any evidence of recurrence during the 6-month followup period.

Keyword

Bronchial anomaly; Actinomycosis

MeSH Terms

Actinomycosis*
Adult
Ampicillin
Bronchi*
Bronchiectasis
Diagnosis
Follow-Up Studies
Hemoptysis
Humans
Lung
Male
Penicillins
Pneumonia
Recurrence
Trachea
Tuberculosis
Ampicillin
Penicillins
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