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  • Title: [Pulmonary actinomycosis - a case report].
    Author: Drozd-Werel M, Porzezińska M, Cynowska B, Garbicz S, Kuziemski K, Słomiński JM, Iżycka-Świeszewska E.
    Journal: Pneumonol Alergol Pol; 2012; 80(4):349-54. PubMed ID: 22714080.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease caused by Actinomyces sp. Its symptoms and radiological findings are not characteristic, so the diagnosis might be difficult to establish. We report a case of a 59 year old male, who developed bronchopulmonary Actinomycosis due to poor dental hygiene. The infectious process affected lung parenchyma and infiltrated chest wall causing multifocal sternal osteolisis and multiple cutaneous fistulas. The radiological findings sugested neoplasmatical process. The diagnosis was based on histopatological findings of fistular scrapes. The material contained Actinomyces colonies. Afler 6 months of antibiotic therapy the patient's state improved and the cutaneous fistulas healed. Radiological finding revealed partial resolution of the lung infiltration.
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