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Young man with nonresolving pneumonia

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Abstract

Hamartoma is a benign lung tumor. Parenchymal hamartomas are usually asymptomatic, but endobronchial hamartoma can present with features of obstruction. Here, we present a case of a young man who presented with nonresolving pneumonia. His bronchoscopy showed an endobronchial hamartoma.

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  1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Diseases, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 682041, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, India

    Nithya Haridas MD, Asmita Mehta & Tajik S. Mohammed

  2. Department of Pathology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, India

    Indu R. Nair

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Haridas, N., Mehta, A., Mohammed, T.S. et al. Young man with nonresolving pneumonia. Egypt J Bronchol 12, 367–369 (2018). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_116_17

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