Orbital and Pulmonary Actinomycosis: The First Case Report and Literature Review.

Autor: Payoong P; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand., Saetiew N; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand., Putcharoen O; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand., Suankratay C; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Case reports in infectious diseases [Case Rep Infect Dis] 2018 Jul 26; Vol. 2018, pp. 4759807. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 26 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.1155/2018/4759807
Abstrakt: Orbital actinomycosis is a very rare clinical manifestation of orbital infection caused by Actinomyces species, anaerobic Gram-positive filamentous bacteria. We report herein a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with chronic progressive course of total ophthalmoparesis in association with productive cough, leading to the diagnosis after extensive investigation. In addition, all reported cases of orbital actinomycosis in the literature are reviewed.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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