Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage disease
The authors describe a case of advanced thoracic actinomycosis. A 44-year-old man with previous episodes of productive cough with purulent sputum, fever, chest pain and subcutaneous nodules on the left hemithorax was admitted with complaints of lumbar pain irradiating into left lower limb and presen...
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| author | José Wellington Alves dos Santos Ricardo Morgental Zambenedetti Keli Cristina Mann Luiz Fenando Ximenes Cibin |
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| description | The authors describe a case of advanced thoracic actinomycosis. A 44-year-old man with previous episodes of productive cough with purulent sputum, fever, chest pain and subcutaneous nodules on the left hemithorax was admitted with complaints of lumbar pain irradiating into left lower limb and presence of mass lesion on the left lumbar region. Imaging evaluations were obtained and the patient underwent left lower lobectomy. Histopathology, microscopic examination and anaerobic culture of the resected material diagnosed thoracic actinomycosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad9d6f1a96f74f259f4342f5d5acb3582022-12-22T01:13:47ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439111115715910.1590/S1413-86702007000100032S1413-86702007000100032Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage diseaseJosé Wellington Alves dos Santos0Ricardo Morgental Zambenedetti1Keli Cristina Mann2Luiz Fenando Ximenes Cibin3Universidade Federal de Santa MariaUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaThe authors describe a case of advanced thoracic actinomycosis. A 44-year-old man with previous episodes of productive cough with purulent sputum, fever, chest pain and subcutaneous nodules on the left hemithorax was admitted with complaints of lumbar pain irradiating into left lower limb and presence of mass lesion on the left lumbar region. Imaging evaluations were obtained and the patient underwent left lower lobectomy. Histopathology, microscopic examination and anaerobic culture of the resected material diagnosed thoracic actinomycosis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100032&lng=en&tlng=enActinomycosisthoracicadvanced |
| spellingShingle | José Wellington Alves dos Santos Ricardo Morgental Zambenedetti Keli Cristina Mann Luiz Fenando Ximenes Cibin Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage disease Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Actinomycosis thoracic advanced |
| title | Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage disease |
| title_full | Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage disease |
| title_fullStr | Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage disease |
| title_short | Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage disease |
| title_sort | thoracic actinomycosis report of a patient with advanced stage disease |
| topic | Actinomycosis thoracic advanced |
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