RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Empyema necessitatis: review of the manifestations of thoracic actinomycosis
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 542
OP 548
VO 59
IS 5
A1 Hooker, Thomas P.
A1 Hammond, Michael
A1 Corral, Kent
YR 1992
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/5/542.abstract
AB Actinomycosis is a relatively uncommon infectious process involving the chest. A case of thoracic actinomycosis mimicking an inflammatory breast carcinoma in an elderly woman is presented with a review of the literature. The authors suggest that considering this disease in the differential diagnosis of indolent pulmonary parenchymal and pleural lesions is essential if appropriate diagnostic tests are to be obtained and proper therapy initiated, thus avoiding unnecessary invasive procedures.