[A case of Streptomyces pneumonia].
A 85-year-old man who had a past history of gastrectomy but no subsequent chemotherapy was suffering fever and fatigue. The infiltrative shadow with cavitation on his chest X-ray film did not improve despite treatment with several antibiotics after admission. Transcutaneous needle aspiration performed for diagnosis of the cavitated lung lesion yielded Streptomyces. A definitive diagnosis of streptomyces lung infection was established. We believed that this is the first case of streptomyces infection of the lung reported in Japan. The current case was also rare because he did not have any immunosuppressive status, while almost all cases previously reported.
Matsunaga
Kazuko
K
Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Ohmuta Hospital.
Nagata
Nobuhiko
N
Wakamatsu
Kentarou
K
Iwata
Yasuhiro
Y
Kumazoe
Hiroyuki
H
Komori
Masashi
M
Akasaki
Takashi
T
Kajiki
Akira
A
Kitahara
Yoshinari
Y
Harada
Mine
M
Aizawa
Hisamichi
H
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*