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Tubercular round pneumonia simulating a mass lesion in an adult

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine volume 30, pages 170–172 (2018)Cite this article

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Round pneumonia, a benign cause of spherical lesions seen on chest imaging, can many a times be difficult to distinguish from bronchogenic carcinomas. Although relatively less common in adults, this entity is seen in most pulmonary medicine and radiology practices and may lead to computed tomography and biopsy. Because round pneumonia can be easily managed with antibiotics and antitubercular drugs, this diagnosis should be considered in all patients with a spherical lesion, keeping in mind that bronchogenic carcinoma can be a diagnosis as well.

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  1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India

    Ved Prakash, Ajay K. Verma & Abhijeet Singh

  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University, India

    Ankit Bhatia & Surya Kant

  3. Department of Pharmacology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Arpita Singh

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Prakash, V., Verma, A.K., Bhatia, A. et al. Tubercular round pneumonia simulating a mass lesion in an adult. Egypt J Intern Med 30, 170–172 (2018). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejim.ejim_18_18

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