Endobronchial actinomycosis in a child during COVID-19 pandemic
Goussard P1 (PhD), Rabie H1 (PhD), Marshall M2 (MSc Pathology), Mfingwana L1 (FC Paed(SA)), Morrison JL1 (FC Paed(SA)), Ismal Z3 (FC Cardio (SA)), Retief F4 (MMed Anaesthesiology), Nel P5(FC Path Micro (SA)), Da Costa D5 (MBChB) Andronikou S6 (PhD), Schubert P7 MPhil (Paed Path))
1Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
2Division of Cytology, Tygerberg Hospital, National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa.
3Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
4Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
5Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
6Department of Paediatric Radiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America.
7Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Address for correspondence: Prof Pierre Goussard, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 241, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. Tel +27-21-938-9506; Fax +27-21-938-9138; Email pgouss@sun.ac.za
Keywords: Endobronchial actinomycosis, bronchoscopy, dental caries, tuberculosis, sulphur granules.