Endobronchial Hamartoma Causing Postobstructive Pneumonia.
2016
The current case highlights an uncommon cause of recurrent pneumonia. A 76 year old female presented to her primary care physician multiple times with recurrent left lower lobe pneumonia. After multiple chest radiographs continued to show no improvement despite antibiotics, a CT of the chest was performed and showed an intraluminal lesion in the left lower lobe bronchus. An endoscopic biopsy was performed and showed the lesion to be a hamartoma. The patient subsequently underwent resection of the lesion and her symptoms resolved. This case illustrates the need for further diagnostic testing when recurrent pneumonia presents with the same lobar distribution.
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