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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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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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Cervicofacial Actinomycosis and its Management
Cervicofacial actinomycosis is an invasive destructive infectious syndrome, caused by Gram-positive, branching filamentous bacteria, Actinomyces. Most of the cases are traced to an odontogenic source with periapical abscess and posttraumatic or surgical ...
K. Moturi, Vini Kaila
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Microbial profile of the appendix niche in acute appendicitis: a novel sampling approach
This study utilized a novel sampling method, ERAT (i.e. endoscopic retrograde appendicitis treatment)‐guided lumen aspiration, to obtain samples from the appendix, and shotgun metagenomic sequencing was performed for in situ characterization of the appendix microbiome in patients with acute appendicitis.
Huimin Ma +10 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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Actinomycosis Causing Recurrent Perianal Fistulae
Actinomycosis is a rare but easily curable infection that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of perianal fistulizing disease. We present the case of a 26-year-old woman with complex perianal fistulae, including trans-sphincteric and ...
M. Ferreira Cardoso +10 more
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BackgroundActinomycosis is a rare chronic invasive disease caused by Actinomyces spp. Although abdominopelvic actinomycosis, which involves the colon and the pelvic organs extensively, has been frequently reported, abdominopelvic actinomycosis presenting
Song-Soo Yang, Y. Im
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ABSTRACT Intralesional bleomycin is an effective and safe treatment option for plantar mosaic warts that are resistant to conventional therapies. This case highlights the importance of targeted intralesional therapy, even in recalcitrant and extensive plantar wart variants, with rapid resolution observed after just two treatment sessions and no ...
Amrit Neupane +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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