scholarly journals Actinomyces graevenitziiPulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. e75-e77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smaranda Gliga ◽  
Mathilde Devaux ◽  
Marine Gosset Woimant ◽  
Dominique Mompoint ◽  
Christian Perronne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Pulmonary Actinomycosis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Right Lobe

Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease that is often misdiag-nosed as tuberculosis or lung cancer.Actinomyces graevenitziiis a relatively new recognizedActinomycesspecies isolated from various clinical samples. The authors report a case of pulmonary actinomycosis caused byA graevenitzii. A computed tomography examination revealed an excavated consolidation in the middle right lobe of a previously healthy young man who presented with a long history of moderate cough. Cultures of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary abscess caused byA gravenitzii. At the three-month follow-up consultation and, after six weeks of high-dose amoxicillin, the pulmonary lesion had completely disappeared.

scholarly journals A Case of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Associated with Tegafur plus Uracil and Warfarin Therapy

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. CCRep.S8522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Itoh ◽  
Shuji Oh-ishi ◽  
Kenji Nemoto ◽  
Seitaro Senba ◽  
Hideki Adachi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Warfarin Therapy ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
International Normalized Ratio ◽  
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage ◽  
Alveolar Hemorrhage ◽  
Sequential Samples

A 72-year-old man who received warfarin for myocardial infarction (prothrombin time-international normalized ratio [PT-INR] controlled between 2.2 and 2.5) for 2 years. He developed lung cancer, underwent surgery, and received tegafur plus uracil (UFT) after 1 month. After 2 months, he was admitted for hemoptysis and dyspnea. Chest radiography and computed tomography showed bilateral alveolar infiltration (PT-INR, 8.9). Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) disclosed hemorrhagic features in sequential samples. And he was diagnosed with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). A known interaction exists between fluoropyrimidines and warfarin. So, they were discontinued, and vitamin K was intravenously administered. One day later, the PT-INR returned to 1.14. The symptoms improved and, alveolar infiltration resolved after 2 weeks. Alveolar hemorrhage may be due to an interaction between UFT and warfarin. When fluoropyrimidines and warfarin are prescribed simultaneously, we recommend that PT-INR should be closely monitored.

52 The diagnosis value of neopterin measurement in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in lung cancer

Lung Cancer ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. S286
Author(s):  
Guzin Gursoy ◽  
Sibel Alpar ◽  
Nazire Ucar ◽  
Tulay Bakirci ◽  
Ahmet Aydin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Lavage Fluid

A Useful Diagnostic Method for Drug-induced Pneumonitis

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 329-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Kawasaki ◽  
Yutaka Mizushima ◽  
Hitoshi Kunitani ◽  
Masanobu Kitagawa ◽  
Masashi Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Challenge Test ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Lymphocyte Stimulation Test ◽  
Drug Induced ◽  
Chief Complaints ◽  
History Of ◽  
Chest X Ray

A 51 year-old male was admitted to our hospital with chief complaints of fever, dry cough and dyspnea. Chest X -ray films and his history of taking Chinese medicine for liver dysfunction were suggestive of drug-induced pneumonitis. Lymphocyte stimulation test (LST) to causative Chinese medical drugs of Sho-saiko-to and Dai-saiko-to was negative with peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), but was positive with Iymphocytes from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). In vivo challenge test for Sho-saiko-to was positive. The LST with BALF-lymphocytes proved to be very useful in making a diagnosis of drug-induced pneumonitis.

scholarly journals 1730P Cancer long survivor artificial intelligence follow-up (CLARIFY): Family history of cancer and lung cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. S1198-S1199
Author(s):  
V. Calvo ◽  
E. Niazmand ◽  
E. Carcereny ◽  
S. Jozashoori ◽  
D. Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Family History ◽  
Family History Of Cancer ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Cancer

Waterproofing spray-associated pneumonitis: review of 29 cases and comparisons with acute eosinophilic pneumonia and hypersensitivity pneumonitis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masafumi Shimoda ◽  
Yoshiaki Tanaka ◽  
Keiji Fujiwara ◽  
Koji Furuuchi ◽  
Takeshi Osawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ◽  
Hospital Visit ◽  
Laboratory Findings ◽  
Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Abstract Purpose: Waterproofing spray-associated pneumonitis (WAP) proceeds to acute respiratory failure and is characterized by diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacities on computed tomography. These features are similar to those of acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). This study identified the characteristics of WAP and compared them with those of AEP and HP. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of adult patients with WAP, AEP, and HP in Fukujuji Hospital from 1990 to 2018. Furthermore, data from patients with WAP were collected from publications in PubMed and the Japan Medical Abstracts Society and combined with data from our patients. Results: Twenty-nine patients with WAP, eleven patients with AEP, and thirty patients with HP were reviewed. There were no significant differences between the characteristics of WAP and AEP patients, such as age, sex, smoking habit, and laboratory findings. The features of WAP and HP were significantly different. The duration from symptom appearance to hospital visit was shorter in patients with WAP (median 1 day) than in patients with AEP (median 3 days, p =0.003) and HP (median 30 days, p <0.001). The dominant cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with WAP, AEP, and HP were different (respectively macrophages, eosinophils, and lymphocytes). Conclusions: It was easy to distinguish between WAP and HP because there were many different features. However, the features of WAP and AEP were similar, making differentiation between those two diseases difficult. To distinguish among WAP, AEP and HP, the speed of disease progression and a bronchoscopic examination are very important.

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