pulmonary actinomycosis…

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respiratory system, actinomycosis pulmonary, pulmonary actinomycosis, bacterial lung infection, actinomyces, propioni bacteria, organisms that cause this disease, found, in the mouth, gastrointestinal tract, where they, cause harm, poor dental hygiene, dental abscess, predispose people to facial lesions, lung infections, bacteria, actinomycosis, in the lungs causes, lung cavities, lung nodules, pleural effusions, infection, cross the normal tissue boundaries, the chest producing draining sinuses, the muscles, skin, the chest wall, disease is rare, occur at any age, most affected patients, 30-60 years old, men, affected more frequently than women, lethargy, weight loss, fever, cough, sputum, draining sinuses, night sweats, shortness of breath, chest pain, cbc showing anemia, chest x-ray, chest ct scan, culture of specific tissue, bronchoscopy, culture, surgical lung biopsy, thoracentesis, culture, specific tissue, fluid analysis, sulfur granules, objective of therapy, control the infection, response is slow, prolonged therapy, penicillin, a substitute is necessary to ensure a cure, surgical drainage, the pleural effusion necessary to control the infection, alternative antibiotics, tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, used in patients who cannot take penicillin, probable outcome is good after treatment, antibiotics, sinus tracts, in the neck, face, chest, brain abscess, meningitis, osteomyelitis , empyema, symptoms of pulmonary actinomycosis develop, symptoms worsen, not improve, new symptoms develop, good dental hygiene helps, prevent actinomycosis.