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A Strange Case of Traumatic Pleural Effusion: Pleural Empyema Due to Actinomyces meyeri , a Case Report.

Marco GhisalbertiChiara MadioniGiacomo GhinassiUberto MaccariRoberto CorzaniFabiola MeniconiRaffaele ScalaPiero Paladini
Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Although rare, Actinomycetes infections must be considered especially in front of non-solving empyema or severe pneumonia of unknown cause because in the majority of cases, with the proper treatment, the restitutio ad integrum is possible.
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