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 +5 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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A rare case of ascending colon actinomycosis mimicking cancer [PDF]
, 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 ...
Filippou, Dimitrios +3 more
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Primary Actinomycosis in the breast caused by Actinomyces neuii. A report of 2 cases
IDCases, 2017 Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive infection caused by anaerobic bacteria, primarily from the genus Actinomyces. Primary actinomycosis of the breast is rare and presents as a mass like density which can mimic malignancy.
B.S. Leenstra +4 more
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Omental actinomycosis mimicking a foreign body infection
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces species. Abdominal actinomycosis is a rare condition and difficult to diagnose before surgery.
Myeong Ja Jeong, MD
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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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Treatment of cervicofacial actinomycosis: a report of 19 cases and review of literature [PDF]
, 2013 Objectives: Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous infection caused by the Actinomyces genus. Orocervicofacial actinomycosis is the most common form of the disease, seen in up to 55% of cases.
Debets Ossenkop, Yvette +4 more
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A case series of actinomycosis from a single tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia
IDCases, 2019 Actinomycosis is an uncommon but curable chronic infection caused by Actinomyces spp. The cervicofacial region is the most susceptible to infection; however, other sites may also become infected.
Fatehi Elzein +5 more
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Cervico-Facial Actinomycosis: Epidemiological and clinical comments [PDF]
, 2008 In a retrospective investigation performed in the department of Surgical Odontostomatology of Palermo University Polyclinic from 1997-2006, the authors examined 12 cases of cervico-facial actinomycosis, taking into consideration age range, gender ...
BURRUANO, Francesco +5 more
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Maxillary osteosarcoma in a beef suckler cow [PDF]
, 2012 A ten-year-old beef suckler cow was referred to the Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and Food Safety of the University of Glasgow, because of facial swelling in the region of the right maxilla.
Barrett, D.C., Prins, D.G.J., Wittek, T.
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