title: [Chronic cardiac actinomycosis. Case report and review of the literature].
abstract: We report the case of a young man in whom a right paracardiac mass was resected. The histopathologic study was compatible with actinomycosis. He developed severe cardiac failure, pulmonary edema and pericardial effusion. He was treated with penicillin, during 12 months. He did well afterwards, however, the echocardiographic follow-up revealed chronic pericardial effusion and thickening and fusion of the pericardium to the epicardial wall.
authors.affiliation: Del Hospital Central Sur de Concentración Nacional de Petróleos Mexicanos, México, D.F.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orea T
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Camacho
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Actinomicosis cardíaca crónica. Informe de un caso y revisión de la literatura.