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Pyogenic granuloma associated with Actinomyces israelii [PDF]

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2018
Peculiar findings of orofacial actinomycosis mimicking the clinical appearance of a tumor of the upper gingiva are reported. An 83-year-old man with bleeding of the gingiva visited our hospital. The clinical diagnosis was a benign gingival tumor, and the
Kayo Kuyama, Kenji Fukui, Eriko Ochiai, Masanobu Wakami, Hirotaka Oomine, Yan Sun, Miyuki Morikawa, Kimiharu Iwadate, Hirotsugu Yamamoto   +8 more
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A case report of primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by polymicrobial bacteria, including Actinomyces israelii [PDF]

IDCases, 2020
We herein report a case of primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by polymicrobial bacteria, including Actinomyces israelii. A 72-year-old man presented with a fever and precordial pain.
Ryosuke Hamanaka, Takehiro Hashimoto, Eri Mizukami, Yuki Okutsu, Kazuhiro Masutomo, Kosaku Komiya, Shin-ichi Nureki, Katsuhiro Shimoda, Kazufumi Hiramatsu   +8 more
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Intracerebral Abscess Caused by Actinomyces israelii. [PDF]

Cureus, 2020
We describe a case of 49-years old female with a medical history of penicillin allergy, who suffered from brain infection caused by Actinomyces israelii. Therefore, the available therapy was metronidazole, ceftriaxone, and chloramphenicol. Due to a deterioration of the general and neurological condition of the patient, it was decided to perform a ...
Stimac D, Jankovic D, Peric L, Anic K, Nimsky C.   +4 more
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Lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis and psoas abscess caused by Actinomyces israelii after an operation under general anesthesia in a patient with end-stage renal disease: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Actinomycosis is a chronic, slowly progressive infection caused by the Actinomyces species. Lumbar vertebral involvement of Actinomyces israelii is extremely rare; this is the first case report of lumbar vertebral osteomyelitis and psoas ...
Yutaka Yamada, Chiharu Kinoshita, Hirokazu Nakagawa   +2 more
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Cell surface structures of Actinomyces israelii [PDF]

Australian Dental Journal, 1997
AbstractActinomyces israelii is the most common cause of human actinomycosis, a chronic granulomatous infection. Periapical actinomycosis involving A. israelii has been identified as an important cause of failure of conventional endodontic treatment. Structures on the bacterial cell surface have been implicated in the pathogenicity of Actinomyces.
David Figdor, D Figdor
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Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis Caused by Actinomyces israelii. [PDF]

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2015
Primary sternal osteomyelitis is a rare disease. Common infectious organisms causing primary sternal osteomyelitis include Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Actinomyces species are common saprophytes of the oral cavity, but there have been few reports in the literature of primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Actinomyces species.
Lee JH, Jeon SC, Jang HJ, Kim H, Kim YH, Chung WS.   +5 more
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Actinomyces israelii Brain Abscess With Advanced HIV Disease. [PDF]

Cureus
We present the first reported case of a pediatric central nervous system (CNS) abscess caused by Actinomyces israelii in the context of advanced HIV disease. A three-year-old girl from São Tomé and Príncipe presented with progressive neurological deficits, including gait instability and language delay.
Leite-Almeida L, Sousa M, Magalhães T, Rebelo S, Pereira J, Reis Melo A, Tavares M.   +6 more
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Actinomycosis of the Tongue Mimicking a Benign Tumor: A Case Report With Ultrasonographic and Histopathological Findings. [PDF]

Case Rep Dent
We report a rare case of actinomycosis arising in the tongue. A female patient in her 70s presented to our department with swelling of the tongue. Despite only minimal mucosal change, a submucosal indurated mass was observed. Contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well‐circumscribed mass‐like lesion within the tongue muscle ...
Shimojukkoku Y, Katsurano M, Sumino J, Yoshida K, Masuda H, Kanda H, Tanaka S, Ishikawa A, Yagihara K.   +8 more
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A Life-Threatening Cause of Stridor, Primary Tracheal Actinomycosis [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative infection caused by Actinomyces israelii, an anaerobic bacterium that is part of the normal oral flora. A 47-year-old woman presented to the clinic with dyspnea and sore throat.
Omer Topaloglu, Gokcen Sevilgen, Oguzhan Okcu, Hasan Turut   +3 more
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Using Selective Agar Containing Ciprofloxacin and Tetracycline Reveals Resistant Oral Microbiota in Healthy and Periodontitis Patients. [PDF]

Microbiologyopen
Oral biofilms from healthy and periodontitis patients harbor diverse bacteria, including aerobes and obligate anaerobes. Using selective media with tetracycline or ciprofloxacin, 495 strains (106 species) were isolated. Resistance was common—32.9% to ciprofloxacin, 15.2% to tetracycline, 0.6% to ampicillin—highlighting the oral cavity as a reservoir ...
Wolf M, Metz J, Wittmer A, Pelz K, Vach K, von Ohle C, Wolff D, Frese C, Cieplik F, Al-Ahmad A.   +9 more
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