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The diagnosis and management of pulmonary actinomycosis

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare infection caused by the bacterial species actinomyces. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of pulmonary actinomycosis to improve awareness and knowledge.
Madison Boot, Jack Archer, Ishad Ali
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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, Akihisa Fukuda, Takeshi Matsumura, Toshiyuki Kimura, Hiroshi Seno   +4 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, Hyun Lee, Suk Hyeon Jeong, Sang-Won Um, O Jung Kown, Hojoong Kim   +5 more
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The epidemiology, clinical presentation and treatment outcomes in CNS actinomycosis: a systematic review of reported cases

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023
Background CNS actinomycosis is a rare chronic suppurative infection with non-specific clinical features. Diagnosis is difficult due to its similarity to malignancy, nocardiosis and other granulomatous diseases.
D. Meena, Deepak Kumar, Mukesh Sharma, Manika Malik, Akshatha Ravindra, N. Santhanam, G. Bohra, M. Garg   +7 more
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Endotracheal Actinomycosis Combined With Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report a case of endobronchial pulmonary actinomycosis complicated with mucormycosis. ABSTRACT Actinomycosis and mucormycosis are rare infections, and their coexistence in a single host is extremely uncommon. Actinomycosis of the trachea is a chronic septic condition caused by actinomycete infection, often misdiagnosed due to the difficulty of ...
Chen Z, Liu T, Guo H, Zhou Y, Duan H, Zhu B, Chen Y, Gong L.   +7 more
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Abdominopelvic Actinomycosis—The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge of the Most Misdiagnosed Disease

Life, 2022
Abdominopelvic actinomycosis is a rare chronic or subacute bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces israelii, a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium that normally colonizes the digestive and genital tracts, clinically presented as an inflammatory mass or ...
A. Vasilescu, E. Târcoveanu, C. Lupașcu, M. Blaj, Corina Lupașcu Ursulescu, C. Bradea   +5 more
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Periapical Actinomycosis: A Rare Subdivision of Cervicofacial Actinomycosis, Review of the Literature, and a Case Report

Case Reports in Dentistry, 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.
Ramtin Dastgir, M. Sohrabi
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A systematic review of case reports of hepatic actinomycosis

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Background Hepatic Actinomycosis (HA) is one of the infections that causes disorders in patients when diagnosed untimely and inappropriately. Methods Case reports on HA in patients published between 2000 and April 2020 were gathered by carrying out a ...
Z. Chegini, M. Didehdar, Seidamir Pasha Tabaeian, Amin Khoshbayan, A. Shariati   +4 more
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Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking a transverse colon malignancy: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Actinomycosis is a rare inflammatory bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species which can infrequently affect the large intestine. Disseminated actinomycosis is reported as a rare complication associated with intrauterine devices.
Gnanaselvam Pamathy, U. Jayarajah, D. Gamlaksha, R. Constantine, A. Banagala   +4 more
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Primary <i>Actinomyces</i> in Hand: An Unusual Cause of Osteomyelitis. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, and slow‐progressing bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species. The condition's rarity, nonspecific clinical symptoms, and occasional occurrence in atypical locations often lead to delays in diagnosis, which are critical for initiating timely treatment and preventing further complications.
Al-Zahawi S, Ghanadan A, Hadizadeh A, Salahshour F, Khosravi AR, Saffarian Z.   +5 more
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