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Abstract A 10‐month‐old, neutered, male domestic shorthair cat with outdoor access was presented with a thoracic wound, severe respiratory distress, cachexia, dehydration and pleural effusion. Imaging confirmed bilateral pyothorax. Haematology showed marked neutrophilia with left shift, mild anaemia, thrombocytopenia and lymphocytosis.
Hugo Martínez‐Jarquin +5 more
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Lingual Actinomycosis Mimicking Lingual Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Actinomycosis is an infection caused by Actinomyces israelii and mainly affects cervicofacial areas. In women, other regions, such as the chest, abdomen, and pelvic cavity can involve actinomycosis. Actinomycosis lesions in the oral cavity can cause pain,
Mohsen Meidani +4 more
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Actinomycosis of the kidney is rare and less than 50 cases have been reported in the English literature. Reported presentations are pyelonephritis, renal abscesses or pyonephrosis. To date, one case of actinomycosis associated necrotising papillitis has been reported.
Parimal, Agrawal, Kim, Vaiphei
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ABSTRACT This case report describes a novel presentation of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans causing deep neck abscess, mediastinitis, and deep vein thrombosis. Clinicians should be aware that this organism can cause invasive extra‐oral infection.
Joshua Sia, Carly Hughes
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Actinomycosis, a chronic suppurative and granulomatous infection, is caused by Actinomyces israeli. The common clinical presentations are cervicofacial, abdominal, and thoracic regions.
Mona Agnihotri +2 more
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A Granulomatous Puzzle: Tubercular Lymphadenitis Without AFB Clues
ABSTRACT Tubercular lymphadenitis (TBL) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), accounting for 20%–40% of EPTB cases. We present you a case of a 45‐year‐old male presented with gradually progressive swelling in the lower right side of the jaw for 2 months. At his initial consultation at another center, a diagnosis of carcinoma of
Anupriya Sah +3 more
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Actinomyces in Chronic Granulomatous Disease: An Emerging and Unanticipated Pathogen [PDF]
Background.Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare inherited disease of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase system that causes defective production of toxic oxygen metabolites, impaired bacterial and fungal killing, and recurrent life-threatening ...
Beovic, Bojana +12 more
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Organizing pneumonia due to actinomycosis: an undescribed association [PDF]
Organizing pneumonia is a pathologic entity characterized by intra-alveolar buds of granulation tissue that can extend to the bronchiolar lumen. It is a non-specific finding reflecting a pattern of pulmonary response to aggression that can be cryptogenic
Alfaro, TM +6 more
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Actinomycotic brain abscess [PDF]
Actinomycosis is caused by Gram-positive filamentous anaerobic organisms of genus Actinomyces, which are commensals of mucosal membranes of the oropharyngeal cavity, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts.
Hasegawa, H +3 more
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Modern management of pyogenic hepatic abscess: a case series and review of the literature [PDF]
Background Pyogenic hepatic abscesses are relatively rare, though untreated are uniformly fatal. A recent paradigm shift in the management of liver abscesses, facilitated by advances in diagnostic and interventional radiology, has decreased mortality ...
Helen M Heneghan +6 more
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