Pulmonary actinomycosis in children: report of two Peruvian cases

Pulmonary actinomycosis in children: report of two Peruvian cases

Introduction Actinomycosis is a rare infectious disease caused by Gram-positive bacteria. The most common species is Actinomyces israelii. Among its forms of presentation, the thoracic is the least frequent. Case presentation We report two patients with thoracic actinomycosis, 8 and 13 years ol...

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Main Authors: Héctor Nuñez-Paucar, Carlos Valera-Moreno, Mariela Katherine Zamudio-Aquise, Fabio Pérez-Garfias, Eduardo Jesús Guzmán-Quispe, Carlo Calizaya-Gallegos, Maycol Suker Ccorahua-Rios, Ana Claudia Santander-Cahuantico, Marco Edmundo Ordoñez-Linares, Noé Atamari-Anahui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwave Estudios Limitada 2020-08-01
Series:Medwave
Subjects:
empyema
hemoptysis
actinomycosis
pediatrics
peru
Online Access:https://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Estudios/Casos/7986.act

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