Actinomycosis: the disease and its treatment.
A case of pulmonary actinomycosis is described in a patient who presented with fever, weight loss, and a painful mass on his lower anterior left rib cage. Gram-stain and culture and sensitivity tests performed on the fluid drawn of the chest wall mass revealed Actinomyces israelii as the infecting organism. The patient was successfully treated with long-term penicillin therapy. A review of this rare bacterial disease is presented, emphasizing its treatment and its similarities and differences to other bacterial and fungal diseases.
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008034:Lincomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010406:Penicillins; D002981:Clindamycin; D008034:Lincomycin