Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 68 patients with pulmonary actinomycosis
From: Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients with pulmonary actinomycosis
Number of observed (%) | Number of reported | |
|---|---|---|
Mean age, years | 58.4 ± 11.6 | 68 |
Sex, male (%) | 47 (69.1) | 68 |
Smoking | 64 | |
Never smoker | 22 (34.4) | |
Current or ex-smoker | 42 (65.6) | |
Alcohol drinking | 61 | |
Never drinker | 32 (52.4) | |
Social drinker | 20 (32.8) | |
Heavy drinker (>4 times/week) | 9 (14.8) | |
Systemic disease | 68 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 11 (16.2) | |
Malignancy | 8 (11.8) | |
Chronic liver disease | 4 (5.9) | |
Cerebral vascular accident | 2 (2.9) | |
Chronic kidney disease | 1 (1.5) | |
Long term steroid use | 0 (0.0) | |
Pulmonary comorbidities | 68 | |
COPD | 13 (19.1) | |
Tuberculosis | 7 (10.3) | |
Bronchiectasis | 6 (8.8) | |
Lung cancer | 2 (2.9) | |
Asthma | 1 (1.5) | |
Educational background | 51 | |
Low (elementary, middle school) | 14 (27.4) | |
Moderate (high school) | 16 (31.4) | |
High (college) | 21 (41.2) | |
Symptoms and signs | 68 | |
Cough | 62 (91.2) | |
Sputum production | 54 (79.4) | |
Hemoptysis | 40 (58.8) | |
Massive hemoptysis | 9 (13.2) | |
Chest pain | 16 (23.5) | |
Fever | 16 (23.5) | |
Weight-loss | 16 (23.5) | |
Dyspnea | 15 (22.1) | |
Chest CT findings | 68 | |
Consolidation | 63 (92.6) | |
Central necrosis | 42 (61.8) | |
Cavitation | 13 (19.1) | |
Peripheral subpleural lesion | 44 (64.7) | |
Pleural thickening | 47 (69.1) | |
Focal pleural effusion | 19 (27.9) | |
Mediastinal lymph node enlargement | 27 (39.7) | |
Size of parenchymal lesion, mean (cm, range) | 3.9 (1.5-9.0) |