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ArticleSurgical case reports2026

Post-Traumatic Chest Wall Abscess Associated with

Momoko Soda, Hideki Motoyama, Taishi Adachi, Takao Nakanishi, Takuya Ikenari, Seiko Nasu, Mitsugu Omasa

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Momoko SodaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Hideki MotoyamaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Taishi AdachiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Takao NakanishiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Takuya IkenariDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Seiko NasuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Mitsugu OmasaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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Abstract

introductionCASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 45-year-old previously healthy man who presented with a progressively enlarging and painful mass on the left chest wall following blunt trauma. He was afebrile and had no systemic symptoms. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a localized chest wall abscess, and surgical drainage was performed. Initial cultures from the 1st debridement were negative, but histopathological examination showed granulomatous inflammation with features suggestive of infection by an actinomycete-like organism. Because of wound dehiscence, a 2nd debridement was required. Microbiological examination of specimens obtained during the second procedure was positive on Kinyoun staining. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) suggested

conclusionsThis case highlights the diagnostic challenges associated with

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chest wall abscessGordonia sputiimmunocompetent hostpost-traumatic infection

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PMCPMC13265252

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