Actinomycosis mimicking a tonsillar neoplasm in an elderly diabetic patient

Abstract Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive infection that can occur anywhere in the body. Three distinct clinical entities are described: cervico-facial, abdomino-pelvic and thoracopulmonary. Actinomyces are anaerobic, gram positive, non-acid-fast, branched filamentous bacteria that form part of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery 2009-07, Vol.47 (5), p.417-418
Hauptverfasser:	Samant, Sumit, Sandoe, Jonathan, High, Alec, Makura, Zvoru G.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actinomyces Actinomycosis Actinomycosis - diagnosis Aged Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma Dentistry Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance Diagnosis, Differential Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases) Endocrinopathies Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance Female Follow-Up Studies Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Miscellaneous Neoplasia Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Surgery Tonsil Tonsillar Neoplasms - diagnosis Tonsillectomy Tonsillitis - microbiology
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