RESUMO
Actinomyces spp. are considered rare pathogens in today's medicine, especially with thoracic vertebral involvement. Classic actinomycosis (50%) presents as an oral-cervicofacial ("lumpy jaw") infection. This report describes a case of spinal cord compression caused by Actinomyces israelii with the coisolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum. There are limited numbers of similar cases.
Assuntos
Actinomicose/complicações , Infecções por Fusobacterium/complicações , Espondilite/microbiologia , Vértebras Torácicas/microbiologia , Actinomyces/classificação , Actinomyces/isolamento & purificação , Actinomicose/microbiologia , Adulto , Abscesso Epidural/microbiologia , Fusobacterium/classificação , Fusobacterium/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Fusobacterium/microbiologia , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
Ophthalmomyiasis is the infestation of the eye by fly larvae. Commonly caused by Oestrus ovis, a female sheep botfly will accidentally deposit her larvae into a human eye, resulting in disease. Prompt recognition and treatment of this condition will improve patient care and reduce potential complications. We report a case of ophthalmomyiasis in a young man from Molokai who was infested while unloading a Christmas tree.