title: Actinomycosis affecting the spinal cord: a case report.
abstract: Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative, granulomatous infection caused by a group of gram-positive anaerobic bacteria belonging to the natural flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. It may involve several organs. This case study refers to pulmonary actinomycosis with chest wall involvement and cord compression in a 29-year-old male who presented with fever, cough, hemoptysis, neck pain, and paresis and plegia of the lower limbs of 5-month duration.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Medicina, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Isabela Alves
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Jair Almeida
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Fabiano de Oliveira
authors.initials: Fde O
authors.lastname: Poswar
authors.forename: Daniella Cristina
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Nassau
authors.forename: Fernando Antônio
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Colares
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed