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actinomycosis
actinomycosis (ak-ti-noh-my-koh-sis) n. a noncontagious disease caused by the bacterium Actinomyces israelii and resulting in the formation of multiple sinus tracts that open onto the skin. Actinomycosis most commonly affects the jaw but may also affect the lungs, brain, or intestines.
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Bronchopulmonary Actinomycosis Associated With Hiatal Hernia
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...histopathologic features of bronchopulmonary actinomycosis and to determine whether hiatal hernia...predisposing factor for bronchopulmonary actinomycosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We reviewed...10 patients who had bronchopulmonary actinomycosis between November 1, 2002, and January...
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ONLINE ONLY: Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking acute appendicitis
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Surgery; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...organism associated clinically with actinomycosis is Actinomyces israelii. Actinomyces...female genitourinary tracts. Abdominal actinomycosis accounts for 20% of all cases, and...difficult.1 We report a case of abdominal actinomycosis that mimicked acute appendicitis...
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An unusual case of actinomycosis. (Original Article).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Abstract We describe an unusual case of actinomycosis that appeared as a nasal mass. The...recovery within 10 days. Introduction Actinomycosis is an indolent, suppurative, and...anatomic region that is involved, actinomycosis is classified as one of three clinical...
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A case of ovarian actinomycosis
Magazine article from: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Background: Pelvic actinomycosis is uncommon and often presents...device (IUD). A diagnosis of actinomycosis can be made from the finding of...it may be possible to diagnose actinomycosis before surgery by finding Actinomyces...
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Cutaneous actinomycosis: A rare case.(Case Report)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Sumati, P. Sheetal Cutaneous actinomycosis is a rare presentation. Here we present a case of cutaneous actinomycosis with no history of trauma or systemic...and the patient has recovered. Actinomycosis is subacute to chronic, suppurative...
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Actinomycosis of the temporal bone: a report of a case.
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative infection of...positive filamentous bacteria. Although actinomycosis has a propensity for involving the oral cavity, rare cases of actinomycosis involving the temporal bone have been...
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Renal actinomycosis mimicking renal tumor: case report.(Case Report)
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...kidney, respectively, suggesting renal actinomycosis. However, the right kidney was explored...the histologic diagnosis was renal actinomycosis. The patient was treated with antibiotics...imaging for the diagnosis of renal actinomycosis. Key Words: actinomycosis, kidney...
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Fine needle aspiration cytology of cervicofacial actinomycosis.(Case Report)(Case study)
Magazine article from: Journal of Cytology; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...immunocompromised patients. Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative disease caused by Actinomycosis israelii in human...aspiration diagnosis of actinomycoses is rare although the...case of cervicofacial actinomycosis masquerading clinically...
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Pelvic actinomycosis presenting as malignant large bowel obstruction: A case report and a review of the literature
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Actinomycosis is an infrequent chronic infectious...presentation. Moreover, abdominal actinomycosis may mimic cancer, inflammatory bowel...obstruction secondary to extensive pelvic actinomycosis involving the rectosigmoid and cecum...
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Disseminated actinomycosis: multisystem mimicry in primary care. (Case Report).
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Actinomycosis is an invasive, destructive infectious...infections is Actinomyces israelii. Actinomycosis typically involves four anatomic sites...case of a patient with disseminated actinomycosis with predominant orthopedic, dermatologic...
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Actinomycosis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Actinomycosis Definition Actinomycosis is an infection primarily caused by the bacterium Actinomyces...presence of a slowly enlarging, hard, red lump. Description Actinomycosis is a relatively rare infection occurring in one out of 300...
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actinomycosis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
actinomycosis , chronic suppurative infection that...that used to be considered a fungus. Actinomycosis also sometimes affects the lungs...penicillin and drainage by surgery. Actinomycosis also occurs in horses, cattle, swine...
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Actinomyces
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...able to enter other regions. This can occur as the result of an accident such as a cut or abrasion. An infection known as Actinomycosis is characterized by the formation of an abscess—a process "walling off" the site of infection as the body...
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lumpy jaw
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...head, particularly the mandible and the maxilla, with abscesses forming near the lower jaw bones. Its scientific name is actinomycosis. Treatment consists of the oral or intravenous administration of iodide compounds and surgical drainage of the affected...
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mycosis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
mycosis (my- koh -sis) n. any disease caused by a fungus, including actinomycosis, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, rhinosporidiosis, ringworm, and sporotrichosis.
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