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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 +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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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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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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Eosinophilic granuloma with metachronous actinomycosis – A case report with literature review
Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2022 Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) is a type of histiocytosis X with uncertain etiology. The lesion manifests as single or multiple areas of bone destruction with mild-to-severe pain or may be asymptomatic in some cases.
Kavya Soundararajan +3 more
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Actinomycosis of Distal Phalanx Twenty Years after Flap Reconstruction of Index Finger: A Case Report [PDF]
, 2018 Actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous suppurative infection caused by anaerobic bacteria from genus Actinomyces which are normal flora of mouth, colon and vagina. Actinomycosis of upper extremity is rare.
Azuhairy A, Prashant N
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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2014 Introduction. Actinomycosis is an uncommon chronic granulomatous infection first described by Bollinger in 1877. The infection is caused by actinomyces species and it is characterized by slow contiguous spread and suppurative inflammation, formation of multiple abscesses and sinus tracts with possible drainage of ?sulfur granules?.
Vidaković, Bruno +3 more
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First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a child
Журнал инфектологии, 2019 Objectives. Actinomycosis in children has not been studied enough, the number of publications is limited. Actinomycosis of the knee joint is very rare, the disease mimics tuberculosis or malignant neoplasms, which can lead to late diagnosis and ...
O. P. Kozlova +3 more
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Primary Pulmonary Actinomycosis Mimicking Malignancy [PDF]
, 2018 The diagnosis of primary pulmonary actinomycosis (PPA) is still an important challenge in clinical practice due to its clinical and radiographic similarity with other infections and malignant diseases.
Guven, Merve Ilcin +5 more
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