Actinomyces graevenitzii Pulmonary Abscess Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Healthy Young Man

• Published in: Canadian respiratory journal Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. e75 - e77
• Main Authors: Gliga, Smaranda, Devaux, Mathilde, Woimant, Marine Gosset, Mompoint, Dominique, Perronne, Christian, Davido, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Egypt John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2014; Pulsus Group Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Clinico-Pathologic Conferences; Lung diseases; Tomography; Tuberculosis

Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease that is often misdiag‐nosed 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...