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Case Report

Pulmonary Actinomycosis—A Case Report

by
Małgorzata Drozd-Werel
1,*,
Maria Porzezińska
1,
Bogumiła Cynowska
1,
Sławomir Garbicz
2,
Krzysztof Kuziemski
3,
Jan Marek Słomiński
1 and
Ewa Iżycka-Świeszewska
4
1
Pneumonology Department, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Dębinki 7, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
2
Non-Public Health Care Facility-Chest Outpatient Practice, Gdańsk, Poland
3
Alergology Department, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
4
Laboratory of General Pathology and Neuropathology, Department of Nursing Management, Gdańsk, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Adv. Respir. Med. 2012, 80(4), 349-354; https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27570
Submission received: 2 November 2011 / Revised: 19 June 2012 / Accepted: 19 June 2012 / Published: 19 June 2012

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.
Keywords: pulmonary actionomycosis; computed tomography; lung tumor pulmonary actionomycosis; computed tomography; lung tumor

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Drozd-Werel, M.; Porzezińska, M.; Cynowska, B.; Garbicz, S.; Kuziemski, K.; Słomiński, J.M.; Iżycka-Świeszewska, E. Pulmonary Actinomycosis—A Case Report. Adv. Respir. Med. 2012, 80, 349-354. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27570

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Drozd-Werel M, Porzezińska M, Cynowska B, Garbicz S, Kuziemski K, Słomiński JM, Iżycka-Świeszewska E. Pulmonary Actinomycosis—A Case Report. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 2012; 80(4):349-354. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27570

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Drozd-Werel, Małgorzata, Maria Porzezińska, Bogumiła Cynowska, Sławomir Garbicz, Krzysztof Kuziemski, Jan Marek Słomiński, and Ewa Iżycka-Świeszewska. 2012. "Pulmonary Actinomycosis—A Case Report" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 80, no. 4: 349-354. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.27570

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