Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man

Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man

Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease that is often misdiag-nosed as tuberculosis or lung cancer. Actinomyces graevenitzii is a relatively new recognized Actinomyces species isolated from various clinical samples. The authors report a case of pulmonary actinomycosis caused by A graevenitzii. A c...

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Main Authors: Smaranda Gliga, Mathilde Devaux, Marine Gosset Woimant, Dominique Mompoint, Christian Perronne, Benjamin Davido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/841480
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spelling doaj-dc880b3c4bf6403fb7f1a8399f4b0cdd2021-07-02T03:33:59ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412014-01-01216e75e7710.1155/2014/841480Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young ManSmaranda Gliga0Mathilde Devaux1Marine Gosset Woimant2Dominique Mompoint3Christian Perronne4Benjamin Davido5National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Matei Bals”, ADULTI III Department, Bucharest, RomaniaInfectious Diseases Department, Raymond Poincaré Teaching Hospital, Garches, FranceInfectious Diseases Department, Raymond Poincaré Teaching Hospital, Garches, FranceRadiology Department, Raymond Poincaré Teaching Hospital, Garches, FranceInfectious Diseases Department, Raymond Poincaré Teaching Hospital, Garches, FranceInfectious Diseases Department, Raymond Poincaré Teaching Hospital, Garches, FrancePulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease that is often misdiag-nosed as tuberculosis or lung cancer. Actinomyces graevenitzii is a relatively new recognized Actinomyces species isolated from various clinical samples. The authors report a case of pulmonary actinomycosis caused by A graevenitzii. A computed tomography examination revealed an excavated consolidation in the middle right lobe of a previously healthy young man who presented with a long history of moderate cough. Cultures of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary abscess caused by A gravenitzii. At the three-month follow-up consultation and, after six weeks of high-dose amoxicillin, the pulmonary lesion had completely disappeared.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/841480
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author Smaranda Gliga
Mathilde Devaux
Marine Gosset Woimant
Dominique Mompoint
Christian Perronne
Benjamin Davido
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Mathilde Devaux
Marine Gosset Woimant
Dominique Mompoint
Christian Perronne
Benjamin Davido
Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man
Canadian Respiratory Journal
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Mathilde Devaux
Marine Gosset Woimant
Dominique Mompoint
Christian Perronne
Benjamin Davido
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title Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man
title_short Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man
title_full Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man
title_fullStr Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man
title_full_unstemmed Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man
title_sort actinomyces graevenitzii pulmonary abscess mimicking tuberculosis in a healthy young man
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Respiratory Journal
issn 1198-2241
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease that is often misdiag-nosed as tuberculosis or lung cancer. Actinomyces graevenitzii is a relatively new recognized Actinomyces species isolated from various clinical samples. The authors report a case of pulmonary actinomycosis caused by A graevenitzii. A computed tomography examination revealed an excavated consolidation in the middle right lobe of a previously healthy young man who presented with a long history of moderate cough. Cultures of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary abscess caused by A gravenitzii. At the three-month follow-up consultation and, after six weeks of high-dose amoxicillin, the pulmonary lesion had completely disappeared.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/841480
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