Case of pleuropericardial disease caused by Actinomyces odontolyticus that resulted in cardiac tamponade.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8033, USA. klitwin@sprynet.com
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Villanueva
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D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000368:Aged; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000658:Amoxicillin