Thoracic Actinomycosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1997
Description
Despite the impairments of cellular and humoral immunity that accompany the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, there has not been increased evidence of thoracic actinomycosis. We report on a patient with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who had pulmonary actinomycosis. We review the current ideas regarding this unusual pulmonary pathogen and offer possible explanations for its rare appearance in the HIV population.
Citation Information
Ossorio, Miguel A.; Fields, Cheryl L.; Byrd, Ryland P.; and Roy, Thomas M.. 1997. Thoracic Actinomycosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Southern Medical Journal. Vol.90(11). 1136-1138. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199711000-00016 PMID: 9386058 ISSN: 0038-4348