[Thoracic chest wall fistula formation].

Thoracic actinomycosis is a suppurative infection which can be difficult to diagnose as its presentation may mimic cancer or tuberculosis. We report a new case of thoracic actinomycosis in a 35-year-old man who presented with thoracic symptoms associated to a productive parietal fistula. Imaging exploration revealed an opacity of the right ventroapical segment with parietal infiltration. A bilobectomy and a parietectomy were performed. The anatomopathologic diagnosis actinomycosis was confirmed. The patient was first put on a treatment of azathioprine 1g daily during two weeks, then switched to a combination with Vibramycin 100 mg twice a day during 17 months, The evolution was marked by the persistence of productive fistulae, which were treated surgically, and resistance to the initial treatment leading to a switch to Augmentin 3 g daily during 25 days. The patient experienced clinical improvement with a follow up of 18 months than was lost to follow-up.