1C10.0
Pulmonary actinomycosis
Actinomicose pulmonar
CategoryDefinition
This is a pulmonary infectious bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species such as Actinomyces israelii or A. gerencseriae. It can also be caused by Propionibacterium propionicus, and the condition is likely to be polymicrobial aerobic-anaerobic infection.
Index Terms
Pulmonary actinomycosispulmonary actinomycotic infectionthoracic actinomycosisactinomycotic pneumoniapneumonia due to actinomycosis