[Actinomyces empyema treated with decortications].
Harefuah
; 151(4): 205-7, 254, 2012 Apr.
Article
en He
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22616146
ABSTRACT
Actinomyces infections are rare infections, involving the head and neck, abdominal cavity, and the lung. We report a case of a 66 year old woman with shortness of breath and a pleural effusion from which Actinomyces meyeriwas cultured. The diagnosis was confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction technique. The infection was successfully treated with a combination of ampicillin and surgical decortication. Due to their rarity, Actinomyces infections are not often suspected. These infections are difficult to diagnose due to specific microbiologic requirements for isolation of Actinomyces. In many reviewed cases of Actinomyces infection, patients underwent surgery for presumed cancer but were eventually diagnosed as being infected with actinomycosis. Due to lack of improvement of our patient, surgical decortication was performed, which led to a successful outcome.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Actinomyces
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Actinomicosis
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Empiema Pleural
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
He
Revista:
Harefuah
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Israel