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Case Reports
. 2019 Sep 30;7(9):e00493.
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.493. eCollection 2019 Dec.

A pulmonary infection by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Veillonella atypica in an immunocompetent patient with dental caries

Ernesto Crisafulli  1 , Nicol Bernardinello  1 , Veronica Alfieri  1 , Francesca Pellegrino  1 , Chiara Lazzari  1   2 , Letizia Gnetti  3 , Alfredo Chetta  1
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A pulmonary infection by Actinomyces odontolyticus and Veillonella atypica in an immunocompetent patient with dental caries

Ernesto Crisafulli et al. Respirol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic granulomatous infection, frequently associated with immunocompromised states, but it can also affect healthy people. Here, we report a case of a pulmonary infection by Actinomyces odontolitycus and Veillonella atypica due to a dental caries in an immunocompetent 65-year-old man patient.

Keywords: Actinomyces odontolyticus; Pulmonary infection; Veillonella atypica; bronchoscopy; dental caries.

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Figure 1
Chest X‐ray (A) and computed tomography (CT) scan (C, E, G) at admission. Chest X‐ray at discharge (B). CT scan at three months' follow‐up (D, F, H).
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Figure 2
Periodic Acid Schiff (A) and Grocott (B) colourations showing the fungal hyphae.
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