Thoracic actinomycosis in children: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Bartlett
Allison H
AH
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA. allisonb@bcm.edu
Rivera
Andreana L
AL
Krishnamurthy
Rajesh
R
Baker
Carol J
CJ
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*