Abstract

RAMIREZ, Faiver; BARRERA, Édgar Camilo  and  MENDEZ, Rafael Yardany. Pulmonary actinomycosis A forgotten disease. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2010, vol.35, n.3, pp.132-134. ISSN 0120-2448.

Actinomycosis is a disease caused by Actinomyces israelii, a gram-positive, anaerobic microorganism which usually lacks pathogenic activity. Its most common clinical expression is infection of the skin of the face and neck, since the microorganism is a frequent resident of the nose and throat. Infectious behavior is extremely rare in other organs. We present the case of an adult patient with respiratory manifestations which evolved over a period of three months, who was diagnosed with Pulmonary Actinomycosis after lobectomy performed due to an initial clinical suspicion of malignancy (Acta Med Colomb 2010; 35: 132-134).

Keywords : actinomycosis; pulmonary actinomycosis; actinomycetales infections.

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