A rare case of disseminated actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces meyeri

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-45

  Van Mook, W N K A ^a,b   Simonis, F S M ^a   Schneeberger, P M ^a   Van Opstal, J L ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actinomyces meyeri; Actinomycosis; disseminated

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PERICARDITIS;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PENICILLINS; PERICARDITIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030751211     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(97)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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