Laryngeal Actinomycosis Presenting as Foreign Body

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Brian A. Walker¹  Mark E. Gerber² 

[1] Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Mayo Clinic in Arizona;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Phoenix Children’s Hospital

关键词: foreign body;    actinomycosis;    larynx;    bronchoscopy;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473974X211073701

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Actinomycosis is a filamentous anaerobic bacillusmost classically presenting as a mandibular infectionfollowing dental trauma.1 More rarely, it can causeinfection throughout the larynx and pharynx among patientswho are immunosuppressed.2 Laryngeal actinomycosis hasbeen reported to mimic other diagnoses, such as laryngeal carcinoma or foreign body of the lower airway.3 We describe anepisode of chicken bone aspiration, followed by the development of pharyngitis and intermittent acute respiratory distressdue to actinomycosis of the larynx in an immunocompromised host.This study was deemed exempt by the Mayo ClinicInstitutional Review Board.

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