A rare chest tumor in a 7-year old girl with a neurodegenerative disease

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Benhaim-Mattout, E. [1 ]
Cano, A. [1 ,2 ]
Di Meglio, C. [1 ,2 ]
Bosdure, E. [1 ]
Chabrol, B. [1 ,2 ]
Dubus, J. C. [1 ,3 ]
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[1] CHU Timone Enfants, Serv Specialites Pediat & Med Infantile, F-13385 Marseille 5, France
[2] CHU Timone Enfants, Ctr Reference Malad Hereditaires Metab, F-13385 Marseille 5, France
[3] Aix Marseille Univ, IHU Mediterranee Infect, MEPHI, AP HM,IRD, F-13005 Marseille, France
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; Thoracic infection; Polymerase chain reaction; Amoxicillin; AGGREGATIBACTER-ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; INFECTION;
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10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101648
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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We report the case of a 7-year-old girl with a history of San Filippo disease who presented with gingivitis and painful chest tumefaction. Microbiology of this tumefaction identified Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA), a slowly growing, commensal, Gram negative bacillus that is a very unusual cause of thoracic infection. We discuss this case in the light of available literature of pediatric cases of AA thoracic infection. Conclusion: a tumor-like chest mass in a patient with multiple disabilities should evoke an invasive AA infection.
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