Disseminated Actinomyces meyeri infection resembling lung cancer with brain metastases

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 326, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 152-155

  Colmegna, Ines ^a   Rodriguez Barradas, Maria ^a   Rauch, Ronald ^a   Clarridge, Jill ^a   Young, Edward J ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis meyeri; Brain abscess; Disseminated infection; Thoracic actinomycosis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES MEYERI; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRONCHUS CANCER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA TUMOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX DISEASE;

EID: 0141457187     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200309000-00010     Document Type: Article

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