[Pulmonary and musculo-cutaneous thigh actinomycosis].

: We report a case of actinomycosis presenting with both a thigh abscess and a pulmonary lesion. Diagnosis was obtained by biopsy of this abscess, showing sulfur granules and further identification of Actinomyces israelii together with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in culture. Furthermore. Actinomyces israelii was isolated from bronchial secretions.