Abstract

LLOMBART, M. et al. Thoracic actinomycosis: an old disorder with new clinical manifestations. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2005, vol.22, n.3, pp.28-33. ISSN 0212-7199.

Three cases of thoracic actinomicosis are described, two associated to bronchial obstruction (foreign body and bronchogenic carcinoma) and one in a patient with empiema. The clinical and radiological manifestations and diagnostic criteria are reviewed and all published cases in the Spanish literature are throughly analyzed.

Keywords : Thoracic actinomycosis; Endobronchial; Carcinoma; Foreign body.

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