{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,27]],"date-time":"2026-05-27T21:24:16Z","timestamp":1779917056029,"version":"3.53.1"},"reference-count":30,"publisher":"Japanese Society of Internal Medicine","issue":"4","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Intern. Med."],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017]]},"DOI":"10.2169\/internalmedicine.56.7620","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,2,14]],"date-time":"2017-02-14T22:23:59Z","timestamp":1487111039000},"page":"449-453","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Pulmonary Actinomycosis Mimicking Pulmonary Aspergilloma and a Brief Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.2169","volume":"56","author":[{"given":"Yoshitsugu","family":"Higashi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Diseases, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"},{"name":"Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Toyama University Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shigeki","family":"Nakamura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nobuyuki","family":"Ashizawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Diseases, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kazuhiro","family":"Oshima","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Diseases, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"},{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, Unit of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Akitaka","family":"Tanaka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, Unit of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Taiga","family":"Miyazaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Diseases, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"},{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, Unit of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Koichi","family":"Izumikawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases, Unit of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katsunori","family":"Yanagihara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yoshihiro","family":"Yamamoto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Toyama University Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yoshitsugu","family":"Miyazaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hiroshi","family":"Mukae","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Diseases, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shigeru","family":"Kohno","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Diseases, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"962","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"1. Miller M, Haddad AJ. Cervicofacial actinomycosis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 85: 496-508, 1998.","DOI":"10.1016\/S1079-2104(98)90280-3"},{"key":"2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"2. Celebi S, Sevinir B, Saraydaroglu O, Gurpinar A, Hacimustafaoglu M. Pulmonary actinomycosis. Indian J Pediatr 76: 236-238, 2009.","DOI":"10.1007\/s12098-008-0233-0"},{"key":"3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"3. Hall V, O&apos;Neill GL, Magee JT, Duerden BI. Development of amplified 16S ribosomal DNA restriction analysis for identification of <i>Actinomyces<\/i> species and comparison with pyrolysis-mass spectrometry and conventional biochemical tests. J Clin Microbiol 37: 2255-2261, 1999.","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.37.7.2255-2261.1999"},{"key":"4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"4. Sullivan DC, Chapman SW. Bacteria that masquerade as fungi: actinomycosis\/nocardia. Proc Am Thorac Soc 7: 216-221, 2010.","DOI":"10.1513\/pats.200907-077AL"},{"key":"5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"5. Smego RA Jr, Foglia G. Actinomycosis. Clin Infect Dis 26: 1255-1263, 1998.","DOI":"10.1086\/516337"},{"key":"6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"6. Lionakis MS, Hamill RJ. Malaise, weight loss, pleuritic chest pain and productive cough: what is your call? CMAJ 178: 1289-1291, 2008.","DOI":"10.1503\/cmaj.070094"},{"key":"7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"7. Takiguchi Y, Terano T, Hirai A. Lung abscess caused by <i>Actinomyces odontolyticus<\/i>. Intern Med 42: 723-725, 2003.","DOI":"10.2169\/internalmedicine.42.723"},{"key":"8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"8. Mabeza GF, Macfarlane J. Pulmonary actinomycosis. Eur Respir J 21: 545-551, 2003.","DOI":"10.1183\/09031936.03.00089103"},{"key":"9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"9. Ferreira Dde F, Amado J, Neves S, Taveira N, Carvalho A, Nogueira R. Treatment of pulmonary actinomycosis with levofloxacin. J Bras Pneumol 34: 245-248, 2008 (in English and Portugese).","DOI":"10.1590\/S1806-37132008000400010"},{"key":"10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"10. Huang CW, Lee MA, Lu RH, Peng HC, Chao HS. A case of pulmonary aspergilloma and actinomycosis. J Med Microbiol 60: 543-546, 2011.","DOI":"10.1099\/jmm.0.026427-0"},{"key":"11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"11. Flynn MW, Felson B. The roentgen manifestations of thoracic actinomycosis. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 110: 707-716, 1970.","DOI":"10.2214\/ajr.110.4.707"},{"key":"12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"12. Kwong JS, M\u00fcller NL, Godwin JD, Aberle D, Grymaloski MR. Thoracic actinomycosis: CT findings in eight patients. Radiology 183: 189-192, 1992.","DOI":"10.1148\/radiology.183.1.1549670"},{"key":"13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"13. Cheon JE, Im JG, Kim MY, Lee JS, Choi GM, Yeon KM. Thoracic actinomycosis: CT findings. Radiology 209: 229-233, 1998.","DOI":"10.1148\/radiology.209.1.9769836"},{"key":"14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"14. Severo LC, Kaemmerer A, Camargo JJ, Porto NS. Actinomycotic intracavitary lung colonization. Mycopathologia 108: 1-4, 1989.","DOI":"10.1007\/BF00436776"},{"key":"15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"15. Coelho Filho JC. Pulmonary cavities colonized by actinomycetes: report of six cases. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 32: 63-66, 1990.","DOI":"10.1590\/S0036-46651990000100011"},{"key":"16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"16. Hsieh MJ, Shieh WB, Chen KS, Yu TJ, Kuo HP, Tsai YH. Pulmonary actinomycosis appearing as a &quot;ball-in-hole&quot; on chest radiography and bronchoscopy. Thorax 51: 221-222, 1996.","DOI":"10.1136\/thx.51.2.221"},{"key":"17","unstructured":"17. Morikawa T, Takeuchi K, Tanaka Y, et al. Pulmonary actinomycosis with &quot;balls-in-a hole&quot; appearance diagnosed by examination of bronchial lavage fluid. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 36: 813-817, 1998 (in Japanese, Abstract in English)."},{"key":"18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"18. Nakazaki H, Miyata M, Burioka N, et al. Pulmonary actinomycosis with fungus ball within a small cavity. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 95: 130-132, 2006 (in Japanese, Abstract in English).","DOI":"10.2169\/naika.95.130"},{"key":"19","unstructured":"19. Kitasato Y, Takata S, Tao Y, et al. A case of pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 48: 140-144, 2010 (in Japanese, Abstract in English)."},{"key":"20","unstructured":"20. Hirukawa I, Saratani K, Tanaka R, et al. Pulmonary actinomycosis diagnosed by video-assisted thoracic surgery with a growing fungus ball within a small cavity. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 1: 464-468, 2012 (in Japanese, Abstract in English)."},{"key":"21","unstructured":"21. Aoki H, Nagase A, Honnmou S, et al. Pulmonary actinomycosis that was difficult to make an accurate diagnosis. Kyobu Geka 67: 553-556, 2014 (in Japanese, Abstract in English)."},{"key":"22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"22. Mennink-Kersten MA, Donnelly JP, Verweij PE. Detection of circulating galactomannan for the diagnosis and management of invasive aspergillosis. Lancet Infect Dis 4: 349-357, 2004.","DOI":"10.1016\/S1473-3099(04)01045-X"},{"key":"23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"23. Mennink-Kersten MA, Ruegebrink D, Klont RR, et al. Bifidobacterial lipoglycan as a new cause for false-positive platelia <i>Aspergillus<\/i> enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay reactivity. J Clin Microbiol 43: 3925-3931, 2005.","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.43.8.3925-3931.2005"},{"key":"24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"24. Song JU, Park HY, Jeon K, Um SW, Kwon OJ, Koh WJ. Treatment of thoracic actinomycosis: a retrospective analysis of 40 patients. Ann Thorac Med 5: 80-85, 2010.","DOI":"10.4103\/1817-1737.62470"},{"key":"25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"25. Fujita Y, Iikura M, Horio Y, Ohkusu K, Kobayashi N. Pulmonary <i>Actinomyces graevenitzii<\/i> infection presenting as organizing pneumonia diagnosed by PCR analysis. J Med Microbiol 61: 1156-1158, 2012.","DOI":"10.1099\/jmm.0.040394-0"},{"key":"26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"26. Ghafghaichi L, Troy S, Budvytiene I, Banaei N, Baron EJ. Mixed infection involving <i>Actinomyces<\/i>, <i>Aggregatibacter<\/i>, and <i>Fusobacterium<\/i> species presenting as perispinal tumor. Anaerobe 16: 174-178, 2010.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.anaerobe.2009.07.003"},{"key":"27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"27. Honda H, Bankowski MJ, Kajioka EH, Chokrungvaranon N, Kim W, Gallacher ST. Thoracic vertebral actinomycosis: <i>Actinomyces israelii<\/i> and <i>Fusobacterium nucleatum<\/i>. J Clin Microbiol 46: 2009-2014, 2008.","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.01706-07"},{"key":"28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"28. Bouziri A, Khaldi A, Smaoui H, Menif K, Jaballah NB. Fatal subdural empyema caused by <i>Streptococcus constellatus<\/i> and <i>Actinomyces viscosus<\/i> in a child: case report. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 44: 394-396, 2011.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jmii.2010.03.002"},{"key":"29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"29. Weiand D, Barlow G. The rising tide of bloodstream infections with <i>Actinomyces<\/i> species: bimicrobial infection with <i>Actinomyces odontolyticus<\/i> and <i>Eschericha coli<\/i> in an intravenous drug user. Oxf Med Case Rep 23: 156-158, 2014.","DOI":"10.1093\/omcr\/omu059"},{"key":"30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"30. Jordan HV, Kelly DM, Heeley JD. Enhancement of experimental actinomycosis in mice by <i>Eikenella corrodens<\/i>. Infect Immun 46: 367-371, 1984.","DOI":"10.1128\/IAI.46.2.367-371.1984"}],"container-title":["Internal Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.jstage.jst.go.jp\/article\/internalmedicine\/56\/4\/56_56.7620\/_pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,2]],"date-time":"2020-10-02T11:38:41Z","timestamp":1601638721000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.jstage.jst.go.jp\/article\/internalmedicine\/56\/4\/56_56.7620\/_article"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017]]},"references-count":30,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2169\/internalmedicine.56.7620","relation":{},"ISSN":["0918-2918","1349-7235"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0918-2918","type":"print"},{"value":"1349-7235","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017]]}}}