Clin Respir Med | Volume 1, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Thoracic Actinomycosis with Empyema Necessitans: Successful Enteral Antimicrobial Therapy after Pathologic Diagnosis from Superficial Chest Wall Biopsy

Aubrey Armento^1*, Douglas Bush^1,2, Stacey Martiniano^1,2, Paul Jedlicka⁴, Jason Weinman⁵ and Justin Searns^1,3

¹Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado
²Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado
³Department of Infectious Disease, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado
⁴Department of Pathology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado
⁵Department of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado

^*Correspondance to: Aubrey Armento 

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Abstract

A10-year-old female presented with cough and an anterior chest wall mass and was diagnosed with thoracic actinomycosis and empyema necessitans based on soft tissue biopsy. Oralantimicrobial therapy was used exclusively instead of an initial intravenous course with complete resolution of symptoms and substantial improvement of radiographic findings.

Keywords:

Thoracic actinomycosis; Empyema necessitans; Enteral antimicrobial therapy

Citation:

Armento A, Bush D, Martiniano S, Jedlicka P, Weinman J, Searns J. Thoracic Actinomycosis with Empyema Necessitans: Successful Enteral Antimicrobial Therapy after Pathologic Diagnosis from Superficial Chest Wall Biopsy. Clin Respirat Med. 2018; 1(2): 1006.