[Two cases of anaerobic empyema including Actinomyces].
We report 2 cases of empyema including Actinomyces spp. Case 1 was a 66-year-old man with fever and left pleural effusion, Actinomyces israelii and 2 other microbes were isolated. Case 2 was a 52-year-old male inpatient who developed empyema during treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Actinomyces odontolyticus and 3 other microbes were cultured in pleural effusion. Empyema caused by Actinomyces spp. is rare, in particular Actinomyces odontolyticus is rarely isolated and only 4 cases have been reported in Japan.
Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Chiba Aoba Municipal Hospital.
Yukiko
Y
Matsuura
Satoru
S
Ishikawa
Yasuo
Y
Takiguchi
D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male