Thoraco-pulmonary and hepatic actinomycosis: an autopsy report.

BMJ Case Rep

Histopathology Department, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK.

Published: November 2011

Actinomycosis is now a rare disease and death unheard of. Diagnosis is made challenging by its varied presentations and ability to be a 'great pretender'. This report describes a rare autopsy case of thoraco-pulmonary and hepatic actinomycosis with the preceding clinical presentation.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214224PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2011.4831DOI Listing

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