RESUMO
Oronasal actinomycosis is an infection seldom described in the literature, especially in the form of a co-infection with pulmonary tuberculosis. We report the case of a 48-year-old male admitted to the isolation ward due to active pulmonary tuberculosis, with a history of diabetes and alcohol abuse. While hospitalized, the patient complained of dysphagia and nasal regurgitation of food. The examination of the oral cavity revealed an oronasal fistula. The infecting agent was identified, and the treatment was successful. We also present a brief review of the literature, as well as a full description and discussion of the process of investigating this rare clinical case.
Assuntos
Actinomicose/complicações , Fístula Bucoantral/complicações , Tuberculose Pulmonar/complicações , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Oronasal actinomycosis is an infection seldom described in the literature, especially in the form of a co-infection with pulmonary tuberculosis. We report the case of a 48-year-old male admitted to the isolation ward due to active pulmonary tuberculosis, with a history of diabetes and alcohol abuse. While hospitalized, the patient complained of dysphagia and nasal regurgitation of food. The examination of the oral cavity revealed an oronasal fistula. The infecting agent was identified, and the treatment was successful. We also present a brief review of the literature, as well as a full description and discussion of the process of investigating this rare clinical case.
A actinomicose oronasal é uma infecção raramente descrita na literatura, especialmente na forma de coinfecção com tuberculose pulmonar. Descrevemos o caso de um paciente de 48 anos de idade, admitido em enfermaria de isolamento por tuberculose pulmonar bacilífera, com história de diabetes e alcoolismo. Durante a internação, o paciente referiu queixas de disfagia e regurgitação alimentar por via nasal. O exame da cavidade oral revelou uma fístula oronasal. O agente infeccioso foi identificado, e o tratamento foi realizado com sucesso. Apresentamos também uma breve revisão da literatura e uma descrição e discussão completa do processo de investigação deste raro caso clínico.