title: Pediatric thoracic actinomycosis.
abstract: Two cases of pediatric thoracic actinomycosis are presented. A review of the English literature revealed forty-six additional cases in the last 25 years. The mean age of diagnosis was 10 years. The most common presentation was a mass associated with weight loss, fever, and cough. Actinomyces israelii was the most common causative organism. Prognosis was generally excellent after long-term therapy with penicillin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, USA. lee_jerome@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Jerome P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rudoy
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins