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Orocervical Actinomycosis in a Patient With Neck Swelling and Occipital Headache: A Case Report [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Actinomycosis is a rare bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species, most commonly affecting the cervicofacial region. Posterior skull base involvement is extremely uncommon.
Mehran Frouzanian, Ahmad Alikhani, Amirsaleh Abdollahi   +2 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Cervicofacial Actinomycosis: Lessons from Two Distinct Clinical Cases

Antibiotics, 2020
Members of the Actinomyces genus are non-spore-forming, anaerobic, and aerotolerant Gram-positive bacteria that are abundantly found in the oropharynx.
Anette Štajer, Mario Gajdács, Zoltan Barath   +2 more
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Tumor mimicking cervicocranial actinomycosis with intracranial extension- a diagnosic dillema-first case report in somalia [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Actinomycosis is a rare bacterial infection characterized by nonspecific clinical and radiological manifestations. It often presents in cervicofacial, abdominopelvic, and thoracopulmonary forms, with cervicofacial being the most common.
Abdikadir Mohamed Dirie, MD, Ismail Gedi Ibrahim, MD, Shuayb Moallim Ali Jama, MD, Faisal Abdi Osoble Osman, MD, Yahye Garad Mohamed, MD, Abdinasir Mohamed Elmi, MD, Ahmed Adam Osman, MD, Mohamed Osman Dahir, MD, Abdirahman Mohamud Haji Ali, MD, Ismail Mohamoud Abullahi, MD, Nuh Mohamed Yahye, MD, Mohamed Salad Kadiye, MD   +11 more
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Cervicofacial actinomycosis mimicking lymphangioma circumscriptum

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2011
Primary cutaneous actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces israelii occurs most commonly in the cervicofacial area. It commonly presents as "lumpy jaw" with draining sinuses which discharge the characteristic "sulfur granules".
Mahendra M Kura, Vrushali K Rane
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Actinomycosis of the middle turbinate

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Actinomycosis is an uncommon bacterial disease caused by actinomyces. Cervicofacial infection accounts for more than 60% of all cases. However, nasal and paranasal sinus involvement has rarely been described.
Malek Mnejja, Imen Achour, Asma Abbes, Marwa Regaieg, Walid Bouayed, Rachid Jlidi, Bouthaïna Hammami, Ilhem Charfeddine   +7 more
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Chronic Facial Abscess Mimicking Cervicofacial Actinomyces From Dermal Filler Migration: Case Report [PDF]

JMIR Dermatology
Dermal fillers are commonly used for facial augmentation, but delayed complications such as granulomatous inflammation and filler migration can mimic chronic bacterial infections, such as cervicofacial actinomycosis, and lead to diagnostic misdirection ...
Monika Ziogaite, Sarah Mannlein, Nicole Bender, Scott J Mahlberg   +3 more
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Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Presenting as a Fistulized Neck Mass During Pregnancy: A Case Report [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background: Cervicofacial actinomycosis is an uncommon chronic bacterial infection that can mimic neoplasia or granulomatous disease because of its infiltrative presentation.
Florentina Severin, Andrei Alexandru Andoni, Raluca Ioana Serban, Andrei Nicolau, Deniss Vasile Mereuta, Andreea Vlad, Florin Mocanu, Ionut Andrei Roman, Octavian Dragos Palade   +8 more
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Lingual Actinomycosis Mimicking Lingual Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) [PDF]

Advanced Biomedical Research
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,
Mohsen Meidani, Hana Saffar, Nahid Shafiee, Parvaneh Ebrahimi, Maryam Moradi   +4 more
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Cervicofacial Actinomycosis in Man [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 1976
Two cases of advanced jaw destruction du e to Act inomyces is mreported ; o ne with d iabetic d iathesis and a history o f too th ex tractio n the other had a t rauma o f the mandible wi th the fra cture; good results were obtained with penicillin thera ...
V. Tabibi, H. Khorsandi
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Cervical Actinomycosis Diagnosed via Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Microorganisms
Actinomycosis is an uncommon but significant chronic bacterial infection affecting various parts of the body caused by Actinomyces species. Because of the nonspecific symptoms and rarity of the condition, the diagnosis of head-and-neck or cervicofacial ...
Teresa K. F. Wang, Hin-Fung Tsang, Sze Chuen Cesar Wong, Stanley W. M. Leung   +3 more
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