• BMJ case reports · Aug 2014

    Case Reports

    Bronchial dentures as a cause of airway actinomycosis.

    • Michelle A Murray, Mark P Rogan, Ross K Morgan, and Seamus J Linnane.
    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
    • BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Aug 22; 2014.

    AbstractA 65-year-old man was referred to the respiratory clinic with recurrent chest infections on a background of stage 3 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On examination, there was wheeze bilaterally more marked on the left lower lobe. Subsequent imaging revealed an obstruction of the left main bronchus that was concerning for malignancy. Initially, on flexible bronchoscopy, a hard mass was found and multiple biopsies were positive for actinomycosis. Subsequent rigid bronchoscopy was undertaken and a set of dentures were removed from the airway. 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

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