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Colloid Adenocarcinoma of the Lung With Concomitant Pulmonary Actinomycosis: A Case Report [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsColloid adenocarcinoma of the lung is a rare subtype of lung adenocarcinoma characterised by the destruction of pre‐existing airspaces caused by mucin produced by the tumour.
Minoru Sugihara +5 more
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Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infectious disease caused primarily by Actinomyces israelli. Although they are normal inhabitants of the oral cavity, infection occurs when there is a breach in the mucosa allowing them access to the subcutaneous tissues.
RUDRA PRASAD CHATTERJEE +4 more
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Mandibular actinomyces osteomyelitis
Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences, 2022 Actinomycosis caused by the Actinomyces genus can affect both soft and bone tissues. Its diagnosis depends on positive culture or identification of Actinomyces colonies and sulfur granules in histological specimens. This article aims to report a clinical
Bistra Blagova +2 more
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Actinomycosis of the tongue – a literature review
Studia Medyczne, 2020 Actinomycosis is a specific chronic inflammation caused by anaerobic or microaerophilic gram positive bacteria from the Actinomyces family. They form a natural part of the bacterial flora found in the mouth, digestive and respiratory tract.
Bartłomiej Kamiński +1 more
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Actinomycosis - forgotten disease as a diagnostic challenge
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019 Actinomycosis is neglected, an uncommon disease caused by bacteria. The greatest difficulty in correct and early diagnostics of actinomycosis is the fact that it often mimics other conditions.
Patrycja Łanowy +7 more
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Orofacial soft tissues actinomycosis: A retrospective, 10-year single-institution experience
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2021 Background/purpose: Actinomycosis is a rare disease. It can often mimic other infectious or malignant diseases, and it is often misdiagnosed. Therefore, it is necessary to provide clinicians with clinical findings of patients with actinomycosis as many ...
Shinpei Matsuda +2 more
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Pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking a lung metastasis from esophageal cancer; a case report
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018 Background Actinomycosis is a rare bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces. The symptom of actinomycosis is nonspecific and radiological images present as a slow-progressive mass lesion similarly to malignancies.
Munemasa Nagao +4 more
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Mimicking uterine malignancy: Pelvic actinomycosis with giant uterine leiomyoma
IDCases, 2021 Pelvic actinomycosis is a rare disease which is hard to be distinguished from other diseases such as malignant tumors and tuberculosis due to its nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
Changzai Li +9 more
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Actinomycosis of the nasal cavity
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction: Actinomycosis of the nasal cavity is very rare. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical features, treatment methods, and treatment results of actinomycosis of the nasal cavity in our hospital.
Kyung Seok Park +2 more
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Pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking lung cancer on positron emission tomography
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2017 Pulmonary actinomycosis frequently mimics lung malignancy on radiologic imaging studies. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is a useful diagnostic modality for differentiating lung malignancy from benign diseases.
Hayoung Choi +5 more
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