Thoracic actinomycosis: CT features with histopathologic correlation

Sung Kim Tae; Joungho Han; Won Jung Koh; Chol Choi Jae; Jin Chung Myung; Hyun Lee Ju; Shine Shim Sung; Semin Chong

doi:10.2214/AJR.04.1749

Thoracic actinomycosis: CT features with histopathologic correlation

Sung Kim Tae, Joungho Han, Won Jung Koh, Chol Choi Jae, Jin Chung Myung, Hyun Lee Ju, Shine Shim Sung, Semin Chong

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OBJECTIVE. Thoracic actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative pulmonary or endobronchial infection caused by Actinomyces israelii, a gram-positive anaerobic organism. We present the CT features of thoracic actinomycosis with histopathologic correlation. CONCLUSION. The typical CT feature of parenchymal actinomycosis is a chronic segmental air-space consolidation containing necrotic low-attenuation areas with frequent cavity formation. A broncholith can be secondarily infected with Actinomyces organisms, resulting in endobronchial actinomycosis. It usually manifests as a proximal endobronchial calcification associated with distal obstructive pneumonia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	225-231
Number of pages	7
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	186
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.04.1749
State	Published - Jan 2006

Keywords

Broncholithiasis
CT
Endobronchial actinomycosis
Thoracic actinomycosis

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