Resumen
Actinomycosis is an infectious disease caused by anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces spp. In general, actinomycosis presents a latent clinical course that makes its diagnosis difficult. We describe a patient with empyema by Actinomyces spp. secondary to rupture into the pleural cavity of a liver abscess.
Título traducido de la contribución | Multiple hepatic abscesses and empyema: An unusual presentation of actinomycosis |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 61-64 |
Número de páginas | 4 |
Publicación | Infectio |
Volumen | 21 |
N.º | 1 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 2017 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Palabras clave
- Actinomycosis
- Empyema
- Liver abscess