Thoracic actinomycosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection

South Med J. 1997 Nov;90(11):1136-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199711000-00016.

Abstract

Despite the impairments of cellular and humoral immunity that accompany the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, there has not been increased evidence of thoracic actinomycosis. We report on a patient with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who had pulmonary actinomycosis. We review the current ideas regarding this unusual pulmonary pathogen and offer possible explanations for its rare appearance in the HIV population.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycosis / diagnosis*
  • Actinomycosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Actinomycosis / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Ampicillin / therapeutic use
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Diseases / drug therapy
  • Lung Diseases / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Penicillin G / therapeutic use
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Penicillins
  • Ampicillin
  • Penicillin G