Pulmonary actinomycosis with spinal cord compression: A case report
| Autor: | Marta Pires da Rocha, Tiago Teixeira Simon, José Wellington Alves dos Santos, Vinícius André Guerra, Tiago Chagas Dalcin, Ronaldo Nunes Godinho, Kelly Ribeiro Neves, Douglas Zaione Nascimento, Marcos Ferreira Gazzoni, Márcia Regina Rosa Scalcon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Thorax medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Cord biology business.industry medicine.disease Actinomyces israelii biology.organism_classification Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Spinal cord compression Medicine Actinomycosis Spinal canal business Abscess Sinus (anatomy) |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory Medicine Extra. 3:44-47 |
| ISSN: | 1744-9049 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmedx.2007.01.010 |
| Popis: | Summary Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative granulomatous infection, which is usually caused by Actinomyces israelii. These Gram-positive, anaerobic, saprophyte bacteria may form an abscess followed by sinus tract formation and cause a purulent discharge with yellowish sulfur granules. Actinomycosis can present itself with spinal cord compression, although this form is unusual and is seen in less than 5% of infections. This is a report of a patient in whom extensive actinomycosis developed in the thorax, with a sinus tract draining pus. The patient also had invasion into the spinal canal causing cord compression. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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