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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.
Filipa Ávila +10 more
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Colloid Adenocarcinoma of the Lung With Concomitant Pulmonary Actinomycosis: A Case Report
Colloid adenocarcinoma of the lung is a rare subtype of lung adenocarcinoma characterised by the destruction of pre‐existing airspaces caused by mucin produced by the tumour.
Minoru Sugihara +5 more
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Actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous suppurative disease having the propensity for extension to the contagious tissue with the formation of multiple discharging sinus tracts.
Sanghamitra Padhi +4 more
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Vocal Cord Actinomycosis: A Case Report [PDF]
Introduction: Actinomycosis is a systemic chronic bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces Israelii, an anaerobic organism normally resident in the human mouth.
Bijan Khademi +2 more
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Hepatic Actinomycosis with Infiltration of the Diaphragm and Right Lung: A Case Report
Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive infection caused by anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. Actinomycosis has a myriad of clinical presentations, inducing both a suppurative and granulomatous inflammatory response.
Tasbirul Islam +4 more
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Challenges in the Diagnosis of Abdominal Actinomycosis
Introduction. Actinomycosis is an opportunistic infection characterized by the absence of specific clinical manifestations. The challenges associated with its diagnosis contribute to the lack of official epidemiological data on its incidence.
Olga A. Strokova +2 more
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