A case of Actinomyces meyeri pneumonia in a child.
Pulmonary actinomycosis is an uncommon infection whose diagnosis is often delayed as clinically the disease may mimic tuberculosis or cancer. It is rare in children. We present the first report from Australasia of a case of Actinomyces meyeri pneumonitis in a 13-year-old boy.
D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000196:Actinomycosis; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*