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Pulmonary Actinomycosis in a 65-Year-Old Female with Poor Oral Dentition

Published:2024-07-03 Issue:13 Volume:14 Page:1421
ISSN:2075-4418
Container-title:Diagnostics
language:en
Short-container-title:Diagnostics

Author:

Yi Sha¹,Ghimire Rabindra²,Sporn Thomas A.¹³,Sutton Ann T.¹³,Lebron Figueroa Dora A.²,Markantonis John E.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA

2. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA

3. ECU Health, ECU Physicians-Pathology, Greenville, NC 27834, USA

Abstract

Pulmonary actinomycosis is an uncommon clinical entity that can be challenging to diagnose due to its non-specific symptomatology. Misdiagnosis and delayed treatment may result in invasive procedures and extended antimicrobial treatment courses. We report a case involving a 65-year-old female with poor oral dentition admitted for acute respiratory failure subsequently found to have a left-sided pleural effusion and perihepatic abscess formation. Cytopathology examination and microbiology studies confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/13/1421/pdf

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