Abstract
We report a case of a 70-year-old woman who presented with mild exertional
dyspnea and cough. Fiberoptic bronchoscopic findings revealed an endobronchial
polypoid lesion with stenotic bronchus. The lesion was very similar to
endobronchial tuberculosis. Histologic examination of the biopsy specimen
demonstrated Actinomyces infection. There was a clinical response to intravenous
penicillin therapy. Primary endobronchial actinomycosis must be considered in
the differential diagnosis of an endobronchial lesion, especially endobronchial
tuberculosis in Korea.