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Case Reports
. 2003 Feb;62(2):30-2.

Pediatric thoracic actinomycosis

Jerome P Lee  1 , Raul Rudoy
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  • PMID: 12685278
Case Reports

Pediatric thoracic actinomycosis

Jerome P Lee et al. Hawaii Med J. 2003 Feb.

Abstract

Two cases of pediatric thoracic actinomycosis are presented. A review of the English literature revealed forty-six additional cases in the last 25 years. The mean age of diagnosis was 10 years. The most common presentation was a mass associated with weight loss, fever, and cough. Actinomyces israelii was the most common causative organism. Prognosis was generally excellent after long-term therapy with penicillin.

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