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Cervicofacial actinomycosis

International Journal of Dermatology, 2020
Cervicofacial actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous bacterial infection. It is often of dental origin and tends to mimic other dental infections, granulomatous disorders, and cancers.
Katrice M Karanfilian, Monica N Valentin, R. Kapila, C. Bhate, M. Fatahzadeh, G. Micali, R. Schwartz   +6 more
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Co-Infection of Mucormycosis and Actinomycosis in COVID-19 Infection

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2021
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 infection may be associated with a wide range of bacterial and fungal co-infections.
S. Jagtap, Atul B Hulwan, Snigdha Vartak
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Nasal Septum Actinomycosis Mimicking Mucocele.

The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print), 2020
Actinomycosis commonly occurs in the cervicofacial region, but rarely in the paranasal sinus. The authors report an unusual case of nasal septum actinomycosis that was mistaken for a mucocele.
D. Lee, T. Yoon, Joon-Kyoo Lee, S. Lim
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Actinomycosis

BMJ, 2011
- Although rare, a high level of clinical suspicion is needed to diagnose and cure actinomycosis in patients with indolent, unresolving, or relapsing chronic inflammatory disease. - Actinomyces are commensals that become pathogenic when the mucosa is breached, and co-infection with other organisms is common. - Disease is defined by anatomical location;
Wong, Vanessa K., Turmezei, Thomas, Weston, V. C.   +2 more
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Palatal actinomycosis osteomyelitis-Complication of impacted tooth in a diabetic.

Special Care in Dentistry: managing special patients, settings, and situations, 2019
This article aims to highlight palatal actinomycosis osteomyelitis as an unseen complication of maxillary tooth impactions. A middle aged male with uncontrolled diabetes reported with a complaint of nasal regurgitation of fluids.
Padmanidhi Agarwal, A. Chug, Shailesh Kumar, Kanav Jain   +3 more
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Atypical Form of Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Involving the Skull Base and Temporal Bone

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 2018
Background: Cervicofacial actinomycosis is an uncommon indolent infection caused by Actinomyces spp that typically affects individuals with innate or adaptive immunodeficiencies. Soft tissues of the face and neck are most commonly involved.
Adam McCann, Sameer A. Alvi, J. Newman, K. Kakarala, H. Staecker, A. Chiu, Jennifer A. Villwock   +6 more
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Actinomycosis: An infrequent disease in renal transplant recipients?

Transplant Infectious Disease, 2018
Actinomycosis is a rare and heterogeneous infection involving Gram‐positive anaerobic bacteria, which are commensals in the oral cavity and digestive tract. Only four cases of actinomycosis in renal transplant recipients have been reported to date.
C. Rousseau, L. Piroth, V. Pernin, É. Cassuto, I. Étienne, A. Jeribi, N. Kamar, C. Pouteil‐Noble, C. Mousson   +8 more
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Cervicofacial actinomycosis following third molar removal: case-series and review

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2020
Cedric Vandeplas, C. Politis, J. van Eldere, E. Hauben   +3 more
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Actinomycosis of the mandible

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1958
Abstract 1. Actinomycosis of the mandible can be easily misdiagnosed in its acute or early stage. 2. Improperly sterilized dental instruments may be the source of cross-contamination in actinomycosis. 3. Actinomycosis is not restricted to rural folk or to those who have a history of chewing grass or straw. 4.
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