title: Thoracic actinomycosis in children: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Thoracic actinomycosis is uncommon, indolent, and often not considered in children with chest wall masses, pneumonia, or empyema. We present a 27-month-old girl without risk factors for thoracic actinomycosis whose initial diagnosis was malignancy. She recovered completely after lobectomy, debridement, and antimicrobial therapy. Literature review since 1975 identified 54 additional cases; most were male, older, and had underlying risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. allisonb@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Allison H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: Andreana L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: Carol J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*