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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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Mimicking uterine malignancy: Pelvic actinomycosis with giant uterine leiomyoma
IDCases, 2021 Pelvic actinomycosis is a rare disease which is hard to be distinguished from other diseases such as malignant tumors and tuberculosis due to its nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
Changzai Li +9 more
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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 +4 more
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Actinomycosis of the nasal cavity
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction: Actinomycosis of the nasal cavity is very rare. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical features, treatment methods, and treatment results of actinomycosis of the nasal cavity in our hospital.
Kyung Seok Park +2 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Cervicofacial Actinomycosis: Lessons from Two Distinct Clinical Cases
Antibiotics, 2020 Members of the Actinomyces genus are non-spore-forming, anaerobic, and aerotolerant Gram-positive bacteria that are abundantly found in the oropharynx.
Anette Stájer +4 more
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Actinomycosis of the Tongue: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Antibiotics, 2020 Background: Actinomycosis of the tongue is an uncommon, suppurative infection of lingual mucosa, caused by actinomyces. The clinical diagnosis may present serious difficulties because of its ability to mimic other lesions, including both benign and ...
Fiorella D’Amore +6 more
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A Case Report of Pelvic Actinomycosis and a Literature Review
The American journal of case reports, 2020 Patient: Female, 54-year-old Final Diagnosis: Actinomycete Symptoms: Tenderness Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Antibiotics • surgery removal Specialty: Infectious Diseases Objective: Rare disease Background: The aim of this study was to report the ...
Ying Han +5 more
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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1998 Thoracic actinomycosis is a disease that is difficult to diagnose because its appearance varies from similarities with bronchogenic carcinoma to pneumonitis-like tuberculosis infections. Therefore the majority of patients undergo operations for diagnosis.
Liman, ST +4 more
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Coinfection by Ureaplasma spp., Photobacterium damselae and an Actinomyces-like microorganism in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with pleuropneumonia stranded along the Adriatic coast of Italy [PDF]
, 2016 A case of pleuropneumonia is reported in an adult male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) found stranded in 2014 along the Central Adriatic coast of Italy.
Camm\ue0, Cesare +8 more
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GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2015 Actinomycosis is a rare disorder caused by an anaerobic gram-positive bacillus (Actinomyces), predominantly by the Actinomyces israelii species. Only 20% of cases show an abdominal manifestation, the appendix and ileocecal valve being the most frequent locations.
Ávila, Filipa +10 more
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