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Primary <i>Actinomyces</i> in Hand: An Unusual Cause of Osteomyelitis. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT 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 +5 more
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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. S. Meena +7 more
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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 +5 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +4 more
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Musculoskeletal actinomycosis in children: a case report
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Actinomycosis is a rare infectious disease caused by Actinomyces, especially in children. Here, we present a case of musculoskeletal actinomycosis in a 5-year-old girl from China.
Yani Mou +6 more
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Mandibular actinomyces osteomyelitis
Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences, 2022 Actinomycosis caused by the Actinomyces genus can affect both soft and bone tissues. Its diagnosis depends on positive culture or identification of Actinomyces colonies and sulfur granules in histological specimens. This article aims to report a clinical
Bistra Blagova +2 more
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