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Abdalla, J., Myers, J. and Moorman, J. (2005) Actinomycotic Infection of the Esophagus. Journal of Infection, 51, e39-e43.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.011

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• TITLE: Esophagitis Due to Actinomycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient with a History of SARS-Cov-2 Infection: Case Report

  AUTHORS: Zamora Harvey, Hernández Gustavo, González Melina

  KEYWORDS: Actinomyces, Actinomycosis, Esophagitis, SARS-CoV-2, Immunocompetent

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol.13 No.10, October 26, 2023

  ABSTRACT: We present an unusual case of esophageal actinomycosis that developed in a patient with normal immunity and a history of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. We report a case of a 56-year-old female patient without chronic degenerative pathologies with a history of non-severe acute SARS-CoV-2 infection that occurred two months prior to her presentation, treated with prednisone and betamethasone orally and inhaled, respectively for 21 days. The pivotal symptom is dysphagia and definitive diagnosis requires a tissue culture of the affected organ or a biopsy that shows the classic sulfur granules. Currently, antibiotic treatment with beta-lactams, such as amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, is still effective, as it was in our patient.