TY - JOUR
T1 - Thoracopulmonary actinomycosis
T2 - The masquerader
AU - Prabhu, S.
AU - Sripathi, H.
AU - Rao, R.
AU - Hameed, S.
PY - 2008/5/1
Y1 - 2008/5/1
N2 - Thoracopulmonary actinomycosis can mimic various lung pathologies such as bronchogenic carcinoma, tuberculosis and fungal pneumonia, to name but a few. The common causative agent is Actinomyces israelii. The disease is successfully diagnosed only if there is a high index of suspicion and a thorough evaluation with multidisciplinary involvement. We present a case of thoracopulmonary actinomycosis in a young immunocompetent man who did not have any predisposing illness, and who was treated initially for pulmonary tuberculosis. He showed good response to injection crystalline penicillin, which was later changed to oral amoxicillin.
AB - Thoracopulmonary actinomycosis can mimic various lung pathologies such as bronchogenic carcinoma, tuberculosis and fungal pneumonia, to name but a few. The common causative agent is Actinomyces israelii. The disease is successfully diagnosed only if there is a high index of suspicion and a thorough evaluation with multidisciplinary involvement. We present a case of thoracopulmonary actinomycosis in a young immunocompetent man who did not have any predisposing illness, and who was treated initially for pulmonary tuberculosis. He showed good response to injection crystalline penicillin, which was later changed to oral amoxicillin.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02610.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02610.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18076682
AN - SCOPUS:42249090031
SN - 0307-6938
VL - 33
SP - 262
EP - 265
JO - Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
IS - 3
ER -
