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La actinomicosis torácica representa un 25% de los casos de actinomicosis, caracterizándose por una gran variabilidad de presentación. La afectación pleural es poco frecuente y es excepcional encontrarla de forma aislada. Se describen 2 casos de empiema por Actinomyces que cursaron bien con drenaje quirúrgico y antibioterapia.
Palabras clave:
Actinomicosis torácica
Empiema
Actinomyces
Thoracic actinomycosis represents 25% of all cases of the disease, whose presentation varíes greatly. Pleural involvement is inusual and only rarely is it found as an isolated sign. We describe 2 cases of empyema due to actinomycosis; both cases responded well to surgical drainage and antibiotics.
Key words:
Thoracic actinomycosis
Empyema
Actinomyces
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