Concurrent Hepatic Abscess and Pleural Empyema due to Actinomyces odontolyticus After Recent COVID‐19 Infection: A Case Report
Dimo Dimitrov, Jad Mitri, Hind El Naamani, Claudia Nader, Priya Gusain · 2026
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Dimo Dimitrov and co-authors report simultaneous liver and chest infection by a mouth bacterium in a 2026 case article. Actinomycosis is a slow infection that crosses tissue planes and often mimics cancer. Spread to liver and lung lining at once is particularly rare.
An 85-year-old woman with kidney disease and diabetes developed fever, muscle pain, and belly pain weeks after recovering from COVID-19, following several dental procedures. Scans found a liver abscess reaching toward the kidney space and fluid around the lung that later grew and pocketed. Cultures from the abscess grew Actinomyces odontolyticus. Long antibiotics and drainage procedures formed the treatment core. The authors highlight dental sources and slow spread as diagnostic clues.
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| CREATOR | Dimo Dimitrov, Jad Mitri, Hind El Naamani, Claudia Nader, Priya Gusain |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19704 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |