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Cervicofacial actinomycosis: a long forgotten infectious complication of immunosuppression - report of a case and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2014
Actinomycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous infection caused by Gram-positive, non-acid-fast, anaerobic to microaerophilic bacteria.We report a case of cervicofacial actinomycosis in an 86-year-old woman undergoing immunosuppressive therapy with ...
Aceto, Leonardo, Hafner, Jurg, Urosevic-Maiwald, Mirjana, Kamarshev, Jivko, Kolm, Isabel, Hombach, Michael   +5 more
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Mandibular Actinomyces Infection Mimicking a Malignancy: Case Report [PDF]

Türk Patoloji Dergisi, 2017
Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative and granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces israelii, which is a filamentous, anaerobic, gram-positive, saprophytic organism in the oral cavity.
Gülay BULUT, Yasemin BAYRAM, Mehmet Deniz BULUT, Mehmet Fatih GARÇA, İrfan BAYRAM   +4 more
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Unusual aetiology of lymphocyte‐predominant exudative pleural effusion: primary mediastinal actinomycosis

Respirology Case Reports, 2020
Actinomycosis is a rare infectious bacterial disease typically involving cervicofacial, abdominopelvic, or thoracic regions, caused by Actinomyces species. However, involvement of the mediastinum as the primary site of origin is extremely rare.
Gil Myeong Seong, Chang Lim Hyun, Jee Won Chang, Changhwan Kim   +3 more
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Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking malignancy: A case report

IDCases, 2021
Actinomycosis is the infection caused by Actinomyces bacilli; subtypes include cervicofacial, pulmonary, and abdominal/pelvic actinomycosis. Abdominal actinomycosis can mimic intra-abdominal malignancies by causing manifestations like chronic lower ...
Hany Eskarous, Adhvithi Pingili, Darshine Venugopal   +2 more
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Periapical Actinomycosis: A Rare Subdivision of Cervicofacial Actinomycosis, Review of the Literature, and a Case Report

, 2022
BACKGROUND: Periapical actinomycosis, which is reckoned as a subgroup of cervicofacial actinomycosis, is an uncommon, more indolent, less invasive, and limited type of actinomycosis infection.
Maryam Sohrabi, Ramtin Dastgir, Dastgir, Ramtin, Sohrabi, Maryam   +3 more
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Actinomyces Associated With Radicular Cyst: Case Report

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022
Actinomycosis is an infectious disease that rarely settles in the jaw. It is most commonly located in the cervicofacial, thoracic, abdominopelvic, and cerebral regions.
Şukru Kolay, Esra Mavi, Omer Fahrettin Goze   +2 more
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Advances in the diagnostics and therapy of cervicofacial actinomycoses: a literature summary

Fogorvosi Szemle, 2020
Members of the Actinomyces genus are saprophytic components of the normal microbiota of humans. Actinomyces spp. infections are considered to be rare, with cervicofacial infections (frequently called as ‘lumpy jaw syndrome’) described as the most ...
Anette Stájer, Barrak Ibrahim, Márió Gajdács, Zoltán Baráth, Edit Urbán   +4 more
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Hepatic Actinomycosis with Infiltration of the Diaphragm and Right Lung: A Case Report

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2005
Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive infection caused by anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. Actinomycosis has a myriad of clinical presentations, inducing both a suppurative and granulomatous inflammatory response.
Tasbirul Islam, Muhammad Nauman Athar, Muhammad Kamran Athar, Mohammed Haris Umer Usman, Baqir Misbah   +4 more
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Hepatic actinomycosis – A potential mimicker of malignancy

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Actinomycosis is a rare granulomatous disease caused by commensal bacteria (Actinomycetaceae family) of the oropharynx, gastrointestinal, and urogenital tract.
Patrick Murphy, DO, Winnie A. Mar, MD, David Allison, DO, Gabriela Aguiluz Cornejo, MD, Suman Setty, MD, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD   +5 more
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Severe Actinomycotic Discitis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Adult Following Dental Cleaning: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2025.
ABSTRACT Actinomycotic vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare but severe condition, even in immunocompetent individuals, following routine dental procedures. Prompt recognition, multidisciplinary management, and tailored antibiotic therapy are crucial for optimizing outcomes.
Malik W. Z. Khan, Abdul Moeez, Sameen Farooq, Touba Azeem, Muhammad Ahmad, Aizaz Ali, Faheemullah Khan   +6 more
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