Actinomyces meyeri pleural empyema: A case report

We report the case of a man with intense cough for several months and a few days of severe dyspnea. A massive pleural empyema due to Actinomyces meyeri was diagnosed by radiological, microbiological and thoracoscopic means. Pleural infections caused by this anaerobic bacterium are very rare and shou...

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Autores principales: Hoheisel, Andreas, Herrmann, Matthias Josef, Kassi, Elianne, Hojski, Aljaz, Tamm, Michael, Jahn, Kathleen
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Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8450262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01278
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Herrmann, Matthias Josef
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Hojski, Aljaz
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Jahn, Kathleen
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description We report the case of a man with intense cough for several months and a few days of severe dyspnea. A massive pleural empyema due to Actinomyces meyeri was diagnosed by radiological, microbiological and thoracoscopic means. Pleural infections caused by this anaerobic bacterium are very rare and should be considered when risk factors like male gender, chronic alcohol abuse, and poor oral hygiene are present. Penicillin-based antibiotic treatment and surgical decortication led to recovery.
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spelling pubmed-84502622021-09-27 Actinomyces meyeri pleural empyema: A case report Hoheisel, Andreas Herrmann, Matthias Josef Kassi, Elianne Hojski, Aljaz Tamm, Michael Jahn, Kathleen IDCases Article We report the case of a man with intense cough for several months and a few days of severe dyspnea. A massive pleural empyema due to Actinomyces meyeri was diagnosed by radiological, microbiological and thoracoscopic means. Pleural infections caused by this anaerobic bacterium are very rare and should be considered when risk factors like male gender, chronic alcohol abuse, and poor oral hygiene are present. Penicillin-based antibiotic treatment and surgical decortication led to recovery. Elsevier 2021-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8450262/ /pubmed/34584845 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01278 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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