Actinomycotic infection of the oesophagus
| Autor: | Jehad Abdalla, James W. Myers, Jonathan P. Moorman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Esophageal Diseases Gastroenterology Actinomycosis Treatment Refusal Pharmacotherapy Esophagus Recurrence Internal medicine Biopsy otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Actinomyces Humans Endoscopy Digestive System Lung cancer Ulcer medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Ceftriaxone Penicillin G Middle Aged medicine.disease Endoscopy Anti-Bacterial Agents Radiation therapy Infectious Diseases Treatment Outcome Drug Therapy Combination medicine.symptom business Odynophagia medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of infection. 51(2) |
| ISSN: | 1532-2742 |
| Popis: | Actinomycotic infections involving the oesophagus are uncommon but have been reported in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of actinomycosis oesophagitis in a patient with lung cancer who received chemo- and radiotherapy. This patient was admitted with severe dysphagia and odynophagia and biopsy from an oesophageal ulcer found on oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed actinomycosis. The patient was treated with intravenous penicillin G followed by ceftriaxone with clinical improvement and repeat EGD showed reduction in the size of the oesophageal ulcer, but he relapsed due to non-compliance. We review the English literature regarding the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of actinomycotic infections of the oesophagus. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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