title: Actinomyces graevenitzii pulmonary abscess mimicking tuberculosis in a healthy young man.
abstract: Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease that is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis or lung cancer. Actinomyces graevenitzii is a relatively new recognized Actinomyces species isolated from various clinical samples. The authors report a case of pulmonary actinomycosis caused by A graevenitzii. A computed tomography examination revealed an excavated consolidation in the middle right lobe of a previously healthy young man who presented with a long history of moderate cough. Cultures of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary abscess caused by A gravenitzii. At the three-month follow-up consultation and, after six weeks of high-dose amoxicillin, the pulmonary lesion had completely disappeared.
authors.forename: Smaranda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gliga
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Devaux
authors.forename: Marine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gosset Woimant
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mompoint
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perronne
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davido