Young man with nonresolving pneumonia
Abstract Hamartoma is a benign lung tumor. Parenchymal hamartomas are usually asymptomatic, but endobronchial hamartoma can present with features of obstruction. Here, we present a case of a young man who presented with nonresolving pneumonia. His bronchoscopy showed an endobronchial hamartoma.
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doaj-b7c0304d2239466eac3f6c42d167aca42020-11-25T03:27:54ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Bronchology1687-84262314-85512018-08-0112336736910.4103/ejb.ejb_116_17Young man with nonresolving pneumoniaNithya Haridas0Asmita Mehta1Tajik S. Mohammed2Indu R. Nair3Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Diseases, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Diseases, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Diseases, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamDepartment of Pathology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamAbstract Hamartoma is a benign lung tumor. Parenchymal hamartomas are usually asymptomatic, but endobronchial hamartoma can present with features of obstruction. Here, we present a case of a young man who presented with nonresolving pneumonia. His bronchoscopy showed an endobronchial hamartoma.http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_116_17bronchoscopyhamartomanonresolving pneumonia |
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Abstract Hamartoma is a benign lung tumor. Parenchymal hamartomas are usually asymptomatic, but endobronchial hamartoma can present with features of obstruction. Here, we present a case of a young man who presented with nonresolving pneumonia. His bronchoscopy showed an endobronchial hamartoma. |
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