Rothia dentocariosa pneumonia in an immunocompromised patient

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An 84-year-old woman with acute myelocytic leukemia presented with fever and a left upper lobe infiltrate on chest x-ray. She failed to respond to initial broad spectrum antibiotic therapy. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and a transthoracic needle aspirate subsequently both grewRothia dentocariosa, a gram-positive branching rod. The pneumonia resolved after prolonged treatment with Clindamycin.Rothia dentocariosa must be considered a cause of opportunistic pulmonary infection.

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  1. Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, 11030, Manhasset, New York, USA

    Mark J. Schiff & Mark H. Kaplan

  2. Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York

    Mark J. Schiff & Mark H. Kaplan

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Schiff, M.J., Kaplan, M.H. Rothia dentocariosa pneumonia in an immunocompromised patient. Lung 165, 279–282 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02714444

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Key words

  • Rothia dentocariosa
  • Opportunistic infection
  • Pneumonia