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Radiology Case Reports, 2019 Actinomycosis of the tongue is rare. It may be difficult to differentiate this infection clinically and radiologically from other tongue pathology especially neoplasia. We report a substantial tongue lesion which mimicked malignancy at presentation.
Siddiq Ahmed +4 more
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background Pulmonary nocardiosis is uncommon and usually affects immunocompromised hosts, but it can occur in immunocompetent patients and mimic primary lung malignancy clinically and radiographically. Case Presentation A 52‐year‐old immunocompetent woman presented with one month of cough, hemoptysis, and mild shortness of breath after repeated hiking ...
Mario Mekhail +5 more
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Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020 Pelvic actinomycosis is a rare, granulomatous disease, caused by the gram-positive anaerobic bacteria, Actinomyces. It is usually associated with recent abdominopelvic surgery or intrauterine contraceptive device placement.
H. J. Wang, Y. H. Wu, P. S. Huang
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A Case of Atypical Actinomycosis: A Diagnostic Conundrum in Lower Limb Pathology [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchActinomycosis is a rare bacterial infection known for its chronic, indolent course and diverse clinical presentations. Diagnosis can be more challenging without sinus formation, as there may be fewer visible signs to suggest actinomycosis.
Somya Goel +3 more
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Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2014 Objective: Pelvic actinomycosis almost always presents as a “dry” type, and pelvic actinomycosis with ascites is extremely rare. We present an unusual case of pelvic actinomycosis with ascites, pleural effusion, and lymphadenopathy.
Myounghwan Kim, Jikung Ko, Chulmin Lee
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Spinal actinomycosis: A rare disease
, 2011 Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive infection caused by Actinomyces species. Of human actinomycosis, the spinal form is rare and actinomycosis-related spinal neurological deficit is uncommon.
Indira, Devi B. +2 more
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Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management
, 2014 Florent Valour,1–3 Agathe Sénéchal,1,2 Céline Dupieux,2–4 Judith Karsenty,1,2 Sébastien Lustig,2,5 Pierre Breton,2,6 Arnaud Gleizal,2,7 Loïc Boussel,2,8,9 Frédéric Laurent,2–4 Evelyne Braun,
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Present trends in abdominal actinomycosis [PDF]
, 2010 Actinomycosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria in the Actinomyces genus. The pathologic, clinic and imagistic polymorphism and the rare incidence of this disease make it so frequent misdiagnosed.
Macsim, Stefan Lucian +1 more
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Primary actinomycosis of the abdominal wall
, 1986 Abdominal actinomycosis is uncommon and primary actinomycosis of the abdominal wall is very rare. Berardi and Moines, in a collected review in 1979, described only three cases of primary abdominal wall actinomycosis. Other isolated case reports, however,
Lau, WY, Fan, ST, Boey, J, Chan, YF
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Pulmonary actinomycosis - the great imitator [PDF]
, 2018 Pulmonary localisation represents only 15% of all cases of actinomycosis. The clinical symptoms and radiological changes of this disease are non-specific and sometimes it can be misdiagnosed, usually as tuberculosis, lung cancer or lung abscess.
Grzywa-Celińska, A. +4 more
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