Ellen Jo Baron
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Actinomycotic pulmonary abscess in an immunosuppressed patient.
Am J Clin Pathol. 1979; (4): 637-9
The clinical history of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bacteriologic findings from a pulmonary abscess occurring during prednisone therapy are presented. Direct transthoracic aspiration of the lesion yielded a pure culture of Actinomyces odontolyticus. This is believed to be the first case of a deep visceral infection with this organism, an inhabitant of the normal mouth and gums. Immunosuppression of the host probably played a role in establishment of the infection.
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