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ArticleCureus2025

Actinomycosis With Pulmonary and Hepatic Involvement: A Case Report and Clinical Insights.

Rita Vilar da Mota, Ana Rita Oliveira, Patrícia Sobrosa, Sabina Azevedo, Ana R Cambão

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Rita Vilar da MotaInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Ana Rita OliveiraInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Patrícia SobrosaInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Sabina AzevedoInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Ana R CambãoInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic infectious disease caused by Actinomyces spp., characterized by an indolent and slowly progressive course. It represents a diagnostic challenge since its nonspecific clinical features often lead to misdiagnosis, mimicking pathologies such as solid neoplasms, active tuberculosis, nocardiosis, fungal infections, or other granulomatous diseases. This study describes a 56-year-old male with abdominal and thoracic pain, weight loss, fever, and dyspnea, over a two-week period. Imaging revealed the presence of hepatic abscesses and right-sided pleural effusion.

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actinomyces odontolyticusactinomycosisinfectious diseaseliver actinomycosispulmonary actinomycosis

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PMID40027026
PMCPMC11870751

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