RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Primary pulmonary botryomycosis: a late complication of foreign body aspiration
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP 1068
OP 1069
DO 10.1136/thorax.55.12.1068
VO 55
IS 12
A1 Tuggey, J M
A1 Hosker, H S R
A1 DaCosta, P
YR 2000
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/55/12/1068.abstract
AB Primary pulmonary botryomycosis is a rare cause of haemoptysis and can enter the differential diagnosis of a mass on the plain chest radiograph. The case history is presented of a 63 year old man with botryomycosis which was initially thought to be a bronchial carcinoma. When the diagnosis was made several years later it was found to be secondary to persisting vegetable material in the bronchial tree following previous aspiration.