Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Infectious Disease, Modena University Hospital, 41124 Modena, Italy

Publications

• Case Report   
  Actinomyces meyeri: A Lung Mass Resembling Lung Cancer
  Author(s): F. Cantile, Vanessa Callegari*, L. Ferrara, A. Saviola, N. Malavasi, L. Scarabelli, G. Acquaviva, L. Galassi, C. Fiorani, T. Cantile, M. Costantini, E. Franceschini and G. Longo
  
  Actinomyces meyeri is a rare cause of lung infection. In general, actinomycosis is rare and more frequent in men than in women, exception for pelvic infection. The diagnosis is challenging as actinomycosis can clinically and radiologically mimic other infections and malignancies. Nowadays, thanks to antibiotics availability, the prognosis has improved, so death and deformity occur very rarely. Here is reported the case of a young male presented with a lung mass that was highly suspicious for cancer, so that he was hospitalized in Oncologic Medicine department of Modena University Hospital, Italy. A biopsy of the lesion was performed to obtain a diagnosis. The culture from mass biopsy resulted positive for Actinomyces meyeri, so a specific antibiotic therapy was started and prolonged for six weeks, with patient’s clinical and radiological rem.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2023.13.1566

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