Characteristics of Actinomyces spp. and Nocardia spp. simulating neoplasia
Introduction: Actinomyces and Nocardia are filamentous bacteria that can simulate neoplastic diseases, mainly in lungs. Methods: A retrospective study based on the analysis of the medical records of five cases of actinomycosis and nocardiosis, which has been primarily misdiagnosed as lung cancer ac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
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| Online Access: | http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/55593 |