Paris Etienne, Piscopo Tonio, Cassar Karen
Department of Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
General Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Case Rep Infect Dis. 2016;2016:9627414. doi: 10.1155/2016/9627414. Epub 2016 Sep 26.
Actinomycosis is a relatively rare infection caused by Gram-positive bacteria. We present the case of a 54-year-old, previously healthy, male patient with a history of severe penicillin allergy who developed severe pneumonia and empyema caused by . Presenting symptoms included productive cough, right upper quadrant pain, and chills and rigors. He required drainage of the empyema via tube and prolonged antibiotic treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone for 2 weeks followed by oral doxycycline for 6 months.