title: Treatment of pulmonary actinomycosis with levofloxacin.
abstract: Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative bacterial infection characterized by multiple abscesses, fistulous pathways, and fibrosis involving the face, neck, chest, and abdomen. It is caused by an anaerobic Gram-positive saprophytic bacterium (Actinomyces). Primary actinomycosis of the lung is a rare disease that probably results from aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions. It can present as a chronic respiratory disease. The treatment of choice is antibiotic therapy with penicillin. The authors report the case of a 55-year-old female diagnosed with pulmonary actinomycosis and successfully treated with levofloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Vila Nova de Gaia Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Diva de Fátima Gonçalves
authors.initials: Dde F
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amado
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: Natália
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taveira
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Rosete
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin