Endobronchial actinomycosis secondary to a tooth aspiration.
We report a middle aged smoker with recurrent pneumonia caused by endobronchial actinomycosis secondary to a tooth aspiration. Unlike previously reported cases, our patient was not chronically debilitated. The case suggests that a follow-up bronchoscopy is beneficial after the initiation of antibiotic therapy for endobronchial actinomycosis.
Department of Internal Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital Hringbraut, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland.
Ragnhildur
R
Bergthorsdottir
Kristrun R
KR
Benediktsdottir
Sigurdur B
SB
Thorsteinsson
Olafur
O
Baldursson
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014070:Tooth; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents