title: [Thoracic actinomycosis: an old disorder with new clinical manifestations].
abstract: Three cases of thoracic actinomycosis are described, two associated to bronchial obstruction (foreign body and bronchogenic carcinoma) and one in a patient with empyema. The clinical and radiological manifestations and diagnostic criteria are reviewed and all published cases in the Spanish literature are thoroughly analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante. llombart_mon@gva.es
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Llombart
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Signes-Costa
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arriero
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gómez-Merino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ortiz de la Tabla
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors