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Colloid Adenocarcinoma of the Lung With Concomitant Pulmonary Actinomycosis: A Case Report. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Colloid 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.
Sugihara M, Goto D, Ishiya S, Okamoto S, Takenaka H, Taniguchi T.   +5 more
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Pulmonary Actinomycosis in a Patient with AIDS/HCV [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare bacterial lung infection which is caused mainly by Actinomyces israelii. This non contagious infection can destroy parts of the lungs.
Payam Tabarsi, Sootiya Yousefi, Sayena Jabbehdari, Majid Marjani, Parvaneh Baghaei   +4 more
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A rare case of ascending colon actinomycosis mimicking cancer [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology, 2005
Background Actinomycosis is a rare inflammatory disease caused by an anaerobic bacterium that can rarely affect the large intestine. Case presentation We present a rare case of a cecum and ascending colon actinomycosis in a 72 years old woman, mimicking ...
Zizi Diamanto, Psimitis Ioannis, Filippou Dimitrios, Rizos Spiros   +3 more
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Lingual Actinomycosis Mimicking Lingual Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC). [PDF]

Adv Biomed Res
Actinomycosis is an infection caused by Actinomyces israelii and mainly affects cervicofacial areas. In women, other regions, such as the chest, abdomen, and pelvic cavity can involve actinomycosis. Actinomycosis lesions in the oral cavity can cause pain,
Meidani M, Saffar H, Shafiee N, Ebrahimi P, Moradi M.   +4 more
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Challenges in the Diagnosis of Abdominal Actinomycosis

Медицина и биотехнологии
Introduction. Actinomycosis is an opportunistic infection characterized by the absence of specific clinical manifestations. The challenges associated with its diagnosis contribute to the lack of official epidemiological data on its incidence.
Olga A. Strokova, Anna P. Abelova, Zhanna V. Filina   +2 more
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Endobronchial actinomycosis with broncholithiasis presenting with hemoptysis-A case report. [PDF]

J Family Med Prim Care
Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare chronic pulmonary infection caused by actinomyces. Pulmonary involvement is uncommon and often leads to a misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis or lung cancer.
Mathew AM, Baburao A, Kanabur T, Babu A.
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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, Lina Malinova, Vesela Ivanova   +2 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, NEHA SHAH, SANCHITA KUNDU, SK. ABDUL MAHMUD, SUNIL BHANDARI   +4 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, Katarzyna J. Błochowiak   +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, Krystian Ślusarz, Weronika Pyka, Jakub Dzindzio, Miłosz Bichalski, Maria Blaszkowska, Barbara Oczko-Grzesik, Jerzy Jaroszewicz   +7 more
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