Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man. Issue 6 (2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gliga, Smaranda; Devaux, Mathilde; Woimant, Marine Gosset; Mompoint, Dominique; Perronne, Christian; Davido, Benjamin
• Is Part Of: Canadian respiratory journal. Volume 21:Issue 6(2014)
• Page Start: e75
• Page End: e77
• Publication Date: 2014
• Subjects: Actinomyces graevenitzii -- Amoxicillin -- Lung abscess -- Pulmonary actinomycosis; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Canada -- Periodicals; Respiration; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Canada; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/841480
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1198-2241

Abstract

Abstract : 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.