A Strange Case of Traumatic Pleural Effusion: Pleural Empyema Due to
Actinomyces meyeri
case report
pulmonary actinomycosis
rare lung infection
Journal
Life (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2075-1729
Titre abrégé: Life (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101580444
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Jun 2023
27 Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
17
05
2023
revised:
17
06
2023
accepted:
21
06
2023
medline:
29
7
2023
pubmed:
29
7
2023
entrez:
29
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Actinomycosis by We report an underdiagnosed case of pleural empyema due to Although rare, Actinomycetes infections must be considered especially in front of non-solving empyema or severe pneumonia of unknown cause because in the majority of cases, with the proper treatment, the restitutio ad integrum is possible.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Actinomycosis by
CASE PRESENTATION
METHODS
We report an underdiagnosed case of pleural empyema due to
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Although rare, Actinomycetes infections must be considered especially in front of non-solving empyema or severe pneumonia of unknown cause because in the majority of cases, with the proper treatment, the restitutio ad integrum is possible.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37511825
pii: life13071450
doi: 10.3390/life13071450
pmc: PMC10381344
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Références
Infect Drug Resist. 2014 Jul 05;7:183-97
pubmed: 25045274
Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Apr;22(4):621-5
pubmed: 8729199
Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2000 Apr;127(4):393-6
pubmed: 10844260
BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Jul 20;12:161
pubmed: 22817336
Braz J Infect Dis. 2014 Jan-Feb;18(1):106-9
pubmed: 24211629
J Infect. 2012 Oct;65(4):357-61
pubmed: 22406688
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 May;127(5):1511-3
pubmed: 15116016
Can Respir J. 2011 Mar-Apr;18(2):84-6
pubmed: 21499592
Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jan;22(1):185-6
pubmed: 8825001
Infect Chemother. 2014 Dec;46(4):269-73
pubmed: 25566409
BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Jun 05;2014:
pubmed: 24903727
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Dec 1;56(6):1097-1103
pubmed: 31408146