Empyema due to Actinomyces as a Diagnostic Challenge: A Case Report

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South Asian Research Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (SARJAMS)

Volume-6 | Issue-06

Case Report

Empyema due to Actinomyces as a Diagnostic Challenge: A Case Report

Vianca Andrea Ramírez Hernández, María Isabel Leon Romero

Published : Nov. 28, 2024

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36346/sarjams.2024.v06i06.002

Abstract

Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, and slowly progressive infection caused by anaerobic or microaerophilic, non-spore-forming Gram-positive bacilli belonging to the genus Actinomyces. This condition is challenging to diagnose as it requires anaerobic culture media. We present the case of an 80-year-old male patient diagnosed with loculated left empyema, treated surgically with decortication, along with prolonged antibiotic therapy, resulting in resolution of the case.

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