title: [A case of Streptomyces pneumonia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Ohmuta Hospital.
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Kentarou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakamatsu
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumazoe
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akasaki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kajiki
authors.forename: Yoshinari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitahara
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Hisamichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aizawa
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*