Case Reports1 July 1945PULMONARY ACTINOMYCOSIS DUE TO ACTINOMYCES GRAMINISJOHN P. LYNCH, M.D., REBECCA A. HOLT, M.A.JOHN P. LYNCH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, REBECCA A. HOLT, M.A.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-23-1-91 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe term, actinomycosis, is now applied by Topley and Wilson8to two groups of diseases of man and animals in which Actinomyces-like organisms are encountered. In the first group, the proliferation of an anaerobic organism asActinomyces bovisgives the appearance of colonies which have a ray structure in pus or tissues and often are described as "sulphur granules" orDrusen. In the second group are included all aerobic filamentous branching organisms which form a felted mycelium without any radial arrangement and without granule formation. Two type species are:Actinomyces graminiswhich is non-acid-fast and forms no granules in tissues;...Bibliography1. BIGGART JH: Actinomycosis graminis, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1934, liv, 165-173. Google Scholar2. BOLLINGER O: Ueber eine neue Pilzkrankheit beim Rinde, Centralbl. f. d. med. Wissensch., 1877, xv, 481. Google Scholar3. BOSTROEM E: Untersuchungen ueber die Aktinomykose des Menschen, Beitr. z. path. Anat. u. z. allg. Path., 1891, ix, 1. Google Scholar4. CUTLERGROSS ECRE: Actinomycosis of the lung and pleura, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1940, xli, 358-367. Google Scholar5. HOLT RA: Unreported case. Google Scholar6. SCHNEIDERFINUCANE LVDL: Pulmonary actinomycosis complicated by pneumothorax treatment, Dis. Chest, 1941, vii, 229-235. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SMITH RT: Actinomycosis of liver and lungs, Am. Jr. Surg., 1943, lx, 438-442. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. TOPLEYWILSON WWGS: The principles of bacteriology and immunity, 2nd Ed., 1936, Wm. Wood & Co., Baltimore, Chap. LIV, Actinomycosis, actinobacillosis, and related diseases, pp. 989-999. Google Scholar9. ZEITLINLICHENSTEIN HBW: Actinomycotic abscess of brain, Arch. Path., 1937, xxiii, 58-66. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Richmond, Virginia*Received for publication April 29, 1944.From the Department of Medicine, McGuire Clinic, St. Luke's Hospital, and the Department of Bacteriology and Parasitology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Pilzerkrankungen der LungeSpezieller TeilNocardiosisAerobic Actinomyces SepticemiaCardiac Actinomycosis 1 July 1945Volume 23, Issue 1Page: 91-99KeywordsActinomycesActinomycosisBacteriologyHospital medicineParasitology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...