[An unusual course of thoracic actinomycosis].
A 56-year-old farmer who had been suffering from exogenous allergic alveolitis developed, after a long prodromal period of illness, a granulocyte-rich pericardial effusion and bilateral pleural effusions in which Actinomyces aggregates were identified. Despite intensive treatment with clindamycin, erythromycin and tetracycline (he was allergic to penicillin) he died in septic shock.
Abteilung II der Medizinischen Universitätsklinik Tübingen.
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D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
Ungewöhnlicher Verlauf einer thorakalen Aktinomykose.