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Nasopharyngeal Actinomycosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2011 Nasopharyngeal actinomycosis is a rarely encountered bacterial infection which usually occurs after nasal trauma or surgery. In some clinical cases, nasopharyngeal actinomycosis has appeared in patients without prior trauma, making diagnosis difficult. Here we present three such cases successfully treated with appropriate dosages of penicillin.
Lamia Ouertatani +4 more
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Endotracheal Actinomycosis Combined With Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepWe report a case of endobronchial pulmonary actinomycosis complicated with mucormycosis. ABSTRACT Actinomycosis and mucormycosis are rare infections, and their coexistence in a single host is extremely uncommon. Actinomycosis of the trachea is a chronic septic condition caused by actinomycete infection, often misdiagnosed due to the difficulty of ...
Chen Z +7 more
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Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients with pulmonary actinomycosis [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: There have been few studies of pulmonary actinomycosis, which is an uncommon anaerobic infection. Consequently, the optimal therapeutic regimen, appropriate duration of treatment, long-term prognosis, and factors predicting prognosis are not ...
Chang-Hoon Lee +16 more
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Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2021 Actinomycosis may be a relatively rare infection caused by saprophytic bacteria of the mouth and alimentary canal which will become pathogenic. The chronic hyperglycemia in Diabetes Mellitus induces events that promote structural changes in various ...
Basavaraj T Bhagawati +3 more
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A Case of Actinomycosis in the Rosenmüller’s Fossa
Ear, nose, & throat journal, 2020 Actinomycosis is an infrequent infectious disease caused by Actinomyces species. Actinomycoses in the nasopharynx are extremely rare, especially in the Rosenmüller’s fossa. This report presents a case of actinomycosis in the Rosenmüller’s fossa.
T. Kusaka +3 more
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Actinomycosis of the sigmoid colon: A case report [PDF]
, 2009 Abdominal actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative infection caused by Actinomyces species. The ileo-cecal region is most commonly affected, while the left side of the colon is more rarely involved.
Cohen, CR +5 more
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Pulmonary Actinomycosis Mimicking Pulmonary Cancer on Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT
Cureus, 2020 Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare disease frequently misdiagnosed as primary lung cancer. Herein, we presented pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking pulmonary cancer on fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) PET-CT.
Shota Tanaka +4 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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Pulmonary Actinomycosis in a Patient with AIDS/HCV [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare bacterial lung infection which is caused mainly by Actinomyces israelii. This non contagious infection can destroy parts of the lungs.
Payam Tabarsi +4 more
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Respirology Case Reports, 2020 Actinomycosis is a rare infectious bacterial disease typically involving cervicofacial, abdominopelvic, or thoracic regions, caused by Actinomyces species. However, involvement of the mediastinum as the primary site of origin is extremely rare.
G. Seong +3 more
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