Endobronchial actinomycosis secondary to a tooth aspiration

Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(5):384-6. doi: 10.1080/00365540410020370.

Abstract

We report a middle aged smoker with recurrent pneumonia caused by endobronchial actinomycosis secondary to a tooth aspiration. Unlike previously reported cases, our patient was not chronically debilitated. The case suggests that a follow-up bronchoscopy is beneficial after the initiation of antibiotic therapy for endobronchial actinomycosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycosis / diagnosis*
  • Actinomycosis / therapy
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bronchial Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Bronchial Diseases / etiology
  • Bronchial Diseases / therapy
  • Bronchoscopy / methods*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / diagnosis*
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tooth
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents