%0 Journal Article
%T Pulmonary Actinomycosis in a 65-Year-Old Female with Poor Oral Dentition.
%A Yi S
%A Ghimire R
%A Sporn TA
%A Sutton AT
%A Lebron Figueroa DA
%A Markantonis JE
%J Diagnostics (Basel)
%V 14
%N 13
%D 2024 Jul 3
%M 39001311
%F 3.992
%R 10.3390/diagnostics14131421
%X Pulmonary actinomycosis is an uncommon clinical entity that can be challenging to diagnose due to its non-specific symptomatology. Misdiagnosis and delayed treatment may result in invasive procedures and extended antimicrobial treatment courses. We report a case involving a 65-year-old female with poor oral dentition admitted for acute respiratory failure subsequently found to have a left-sided pleural effusion and perihepatic abscess formation. Cytopathology examination and microbiology studies confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis.