title: [Thoracic actinomycosis with lung, mediastinal and pericardial involvement. A case report].
abstract: A case of actinomycosis is reported in a 17-years-old woman with pleural and pericardial effusions and anterior mediastinal mass. Histopathological diagnosis of actinomycosis was performed by mediastinal mass biopsy. There was no evidence of immunodeficit or neoplasia. Probably a dental manipulation favoured the Actinomyces infection. Treatment with antibiotics resulted in a reduction of mediastinal mass and in a complete resolution of pleural and pericardial effusions.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica e Nefrologia, Università, Parma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bordi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savazzi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tosi
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010400:Penicillin G
vernacular_title: Actinomicosi toracica con interessamento polmonare, mediastinico e pericardico. Descrizione di un caso.