Ocular Actinomycosis Mimicking Meningioma

Abstract Orbital actinomycosis is an unusual clinical manifestation of orbital infection caused by Actinomyces species. Herein we report a case of orbital actinomycosis in a 67-year-old woman with recurrent swelling and erythema around her left eye with an orbital mass initially thought to be a meni...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020-06, Vol.7 (6)
Hauptverfasser:	Kobayashi, Takaaki, Ford, Bradley, Fujita, Nobuhiro, Appenheimer, A Ben
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Family medicine ID Teaching Cases Lung diseases, Obstructive Meningioma Methenamine Penicillin G
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Orbital actinomycosis is an unusual clinical manifestation of orbital infection caused by Actinomyces species. Herein we report a case of orbital actinomycosis in a 67-year-old woman with recurrent swelling and erythema around her left eye with an orbital mass initially thought to be a meningioma.
ISSN:	2328-8957 2328-8957
DOI:	10.1093/ofid/ofaa170