Actinomycosis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation despite penicillin prophylaxis

Fiorenza Barraco,Hélène Labussière-Wallet,Florent Valour,Sophie Ducastelle-Leprêtre,Franck-Emmanuel Nicolini,Xavier Thomas,Tristan Ferry,Oana Dumitrescu,Mauricette Michallet,Florence Ader

Actinomycosis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation despite penicillin prophylaxis

2016

Fiorenza Barraco
Hélène Labussière-Wallet
Florent Valour
Sophie Ducastelle-Leprêtre
Franck-Emmanuel Nicolini
Xavier Thomas
Tristan Ferry
Oana Dumitrescu
Mauricette Michallet
Florence Ader

: Actinomycosis is a rare chronic and multifaceted disease caused by Actinomyces species frequently mimicking malignancy or other chronic granulomatous lung diseases. We report 4 original presentations of actinomycosis arising under supposed penicillin prophylaxis in allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipients.

Keywords:

Immunology
Penicillin
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Actinomycosis
Actinomyces
Penicillin prophylaxis
Medicine
Malignancy
Stem cell
Lung
Transplantation

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