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Coexistence of COVID-19, Pseudomonas, and thoracic actinomycosis in a cystic bronchiectasis case
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 Actinomycosis often leads to cervicofacial infections, but thoracic involvement may also occur. However, the development of empyema is rare. While being followed up with the diagnosis of asthma and bronchiectasis, our case was hospitalized for infected ...
Emine Afsin +3 more
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Clinical Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 7, July 2022., 2022 Pulmonary actinomycosis should be considered in the differential diagnoses of chronic infectious lung disease. Chronic productive cough with lung infiltrates on imaging might be the only manifestation of this condition. Abstract Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species.
Musaed Alsamawi +2 more
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Surgical management of an odontogenic cutaneous sinus tract misdiagnosed for 4 years
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2022., 2022 Cutaneous sinus tracts of dental origin may easily be misdiagnosed. early and correct diagnosis of periapical root infections as well as their treatment can spare patients numerous other unnecessary treatments. Abstract A cutaneous sinus tract of dental origin may easily be misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated.
Hammouda Latifa +4 more
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Brain Abscess: A Rare Clinical Case with Oral Etiology
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Brain abscess is a very rare condition but has a significant mortality rate. The three main routes of inoculation are trauma, contiguous focus, and the hematogenous route. The odontogenic focus is infrequent and is usually a diagnosis of exclusion. This paper presents a brain abscess case proven to be of dental origin, caused by Actinomyces meyeri and ...
André João da Silva Pais Rocha Pereira +7 more
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Actinomycosis of the Lower Lip: Report of a Case
Case Reports in Dentistry, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Actinomycosis is usually a chronic infectious disease caused by Actinomyces species, which are anaerobic Gram‐positive bacteria that normally colonize the human oral cavity and digestive and urogenital tracts. Although this lesion often occurs on soft tissue around the mandible, cases localized in the lip are very uncommon.
Manabu Shigeoka +3 more
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Actinomycosis of Gallbladder in Cholecystectomy Specimen: A Case Report
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021 Actinomyces are a part of the normal flora of the cervicofacial region, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract, but can cause infections when the normal mucosal barrier is lost. Herein, we report a rare case of actinomycosis of the gallbladder in a
Brijesh Shrestha +2 more
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Enigmatic Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Post Radiotherapy - A Case Report
, 2023 Although thought to be uncommon, it is believed that cervicofacial actinomycosis is underreported due to frequent misdiagnosis. It has been called the “most misdiagnosed disease by experienced clinicians”.
Phoon Nguyen, Amanda
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Case Reports in Otolaryngology, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Objective. To describe a rare case of pediatric actinomycotic rhinosinusitis with orbital subperiosteal abscess and review the current literature to assess methods of diagnosis, treatment modalities, and outcomes with appropriate treatment. Methods. A case report and a review of the literature. Results.
Sai V. Nimmagadda +5 more
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Cervicofacial Actinomycosis: Report of Two Cases [PDF]
, 1993 1993-03This article presents two cases of actinomycosis. Case 1 was a 39-year-old man who was first seen with the chief complaint of swelling around the left submandibular region. Case 2 was a 40-year-old woman who was first seen with the chief complaint
KAWAI, MICHIO +4 more
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Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021 Introduction: To review unusual actinomycosis cases that appeared as a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge at our institution and to present a literature review on the usual clinical presentations. Methodology: This retrospective review included all
Tomislava Skuhala +5 more
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