Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report
Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative, granulomatous infection caused by a group of gram-positive anaerobic bacteria belonging to the natural flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. It may involve several organs. This case study refers to pulmonary actinomycosis...
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| author | Maria Isabela Alves Ramos Jair Almeida Carneiro Fabiano de Oliveira Poswar Daniella Cristina Nassau Fernando Antônio Colares |
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| description | Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative, granulomatous infection caused by a group of gram-positive anaerobic bacteria belonging to the natural flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. It may involve several organs. This case study refers to pulmonary actinomycosis with chest wall involvement and cord compression in a 29-year-old male who presented with fever, cough, hemoptysis, neck pain, and paresis and plegia of the lower limbs of 5-month duration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d035d9a60b90421382bfa90748b33df72022-12-22T00:27:18ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492012-08-0145453553710.1590/S0037-86822012000400026S0037-86822012000400026Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case reportMaria Isabela Alves Ramos0Jair Almeida Carneiro1Fabiano de Oliveira Poswar2Daniella Cristina Nassau3Fernando Antônio Colares4Universidade Estadual de Montes ClarosUniversidade Estadual de Montes ClarosUniversidade Estadual de Montes ClarosUniversidade Estadual de Montes ClarosUniversidade Estadual de Montes ClarosActinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative, granulomatous infection caused by a group of gram-positive anaerobic bacteria belonging to the natural flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. It may involve several organs. This case study refers to pulmonary actinomycosis with chest wall involvement and cord compression in a 29-year-old male who presented with fever, cough, hemoptysis, neck pain, and paresis and plegia of the lower limbs of 5-month duration.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000400026&lng=en&tlng=enActinomicosePulmãoParede torácica |
| spellingShingle | Maria Isabela Alves Ramos Jair Almeida Carneiro Fabiano de Oliveira Poswar Daniella Cristina Nassau Fernando Antônio Colares Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Actinomicose Pulmão Parede torácica |
| title | Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report |
| title_full | Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report |
| title_short | Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report |
| title_sort | actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord a case report |
| topic | Actinomicose Pulmão Parede torácica |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000400026&lng=en&tlng=en |
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