title: Pulmonary actinomyces in a child.
abstract: Pulmonary actinomycosis is rare in Australian children. A patient with the condition is described in whom a diagnosis was made by open lung biopsy. She was treated successfully with penicillin and tetracycline.
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy