Actinomyces meyeri Empyema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Actinomyces meyeri is an uncommon cause of human actinomycosis. Here, we report a rare case of empyema caused by A. meyeri. A 49-year-old male presented with a history of 10 days of dyspnea and chest pain. A large amount of loculated pleural effusion was present on the right side and multiple lung n...
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| description | Actinomyces meyeri is an uncommon cause of human actinomycosis. Here, we report a rare case of empyema caused by A. meyeri. A 49-year-old male presented with a history of 10 days of dyspnea and chest pain. A large amount of loculated pleural effusion was present on the right side and multiple lung nodules were documented on radiological studies. A chest tube was inserted and purulent pleural fluid was drained. A. meyeri was isolated in anaerobic cultures of the pleural fluid. The infection was alleviated in response to treatment with intravenous penicillin G (20 million IU daily) and oral amoxicillin (500 mg every 8 hours) for 4 months, demonstrating that short-term antibiotic treatment was effective. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-faf8fb33f1ab4eb6a06f4020a7779ec92025-08-20T03:25:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/291838291838Actinomyces meyeri Empyema: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureHae Won Jung0Chong Rae Cho1Ji Yoon Ryoo2Hyun Kyo Lee3So Young Ha4Ji Hoon Choi5Yee Gyung Kwak6Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang 411-706, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang 411-706, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang 411-706, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang 411-706, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang 411-706, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang 411-706, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang 411-706, Republic of KoreaActinomyces meyeri is an uncommon cause of human actinomycosis. Here, we report a rare case of empyema caused by A. meyeri. A 49-year-old male presented with a history of 10 days of dyspnea and chest pain. A large amount of loculated pleural effusion was present on the right side and multiple lung nodules were documented on radiological studies. A chest tube was inserted and purulent pleural fluid was drained. A. meyeri was isolated in anaerobic cultures of the pleural fluid. The infection was alleviated in response to treatment with intravenous penicillin G (20 million IU daily) and oral amoxicillin (500 mg every 8 hours) for 4 months, demonstrating that short-term antibiotic treatment was effective.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/291838 |
| spellingShingle | Hae Won Jung Chong Rae Cho Ji Yoon Ryoo Hyun Kyo Lee So Young Ha Ji Hoon Choi Yee Gyung Kwak Actinomyces meyeri Empyema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Actinomyces meyeri Empyema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Actinomyces meyeri Empyema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Actinomyces meyeri Empyema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Actinomyces meyeri Empyema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Actinomyces meyeri Empyema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | actinomyces meyeri empyema a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/291838 |
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