[Thoracic actinomycosis: an old disorder with new clinical manifestations].
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.
Llombart
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M
Servicios de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante. llombart_mon@gva.es
Chiner
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Signes-Costa
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J
Arriero
J M
JM
Gómez-Merino
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E
Andreu
A
A
Pastor
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E
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D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors