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Pancoast’s Syndrome due to Fungal Abscess in the Apex of Lung in an Immunocompetent Individual: A Case Report and Reviewof the Literature
Joint Authors
Das, Sibes Kumar
Das, Anirban
Choudhury, Sabyasachi
Mukhopadhyay, Angshuman
Basuthakur, Sumitra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malignant tumours in the apices of the lungs, especially bronchogenic carcinoma (Pancoast tumours), are the most common cause of Pancoast’ syndrome which presents with shoulder or arm pain radiating along the medial aspect of forearm and weakness of small muscles of hand with wasting of hypothenar eminence due to neoplastic involvement of C8 and T1 and T2 nerve roots of brachial plexus.
There are a number of benign conditions which may lead to Pancoast’s syndrome; fungal abscess located in the apex of lung is one of them.
Oral or intravenous antifungals are the treatment of choice in this case and complete recovery is usual, whereas, surgical resection followed by chemoradiotherapy is the treatment of choice in case of Pancoast’s syndrome due to lung cancers.
Hence, tissue diagnosis is mandatory.
Here, we report a case of apical fungal abscess causing Pancoast’s syndrome in an immunocompetent individual of 35 years of age to raise the awareness among the clinicians regarding this rare clinical entity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Das, Anirban& Choudhury, Sabyasachi& Basuthakur, Sumitra& Das, Sibes Kumar& Mukhopadhyay, Angshuman. 2014. Pancoast’s Syndrome due to Fungal Abscess in the Apex of Lung in an Immunocompetent Individual: A Case Report and Reviewof the Literature. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034941
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Das, Anirban…[et al.]. Pancoast’s Syndrome due to Fungal Abscess in the Apex of Lung in an Immunocompetent Individual: A Case Report and Reviewof the Literature. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034941
American Medical Association (AMA)
Das, Anirban& Choudhury, Sabyasachi& Basuthakur, Sumitra& Das, Sibes Kumar& Mukhopadhyay, Angshuman. Pancoast’s Syndrome due to Fungal Abscess in the Apex of Lung in an Immunocompetent Individual: A Case Report and Reviewof the Literature. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034941
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034941