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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
actinomycosis , chronic suppurative infection that occurs around the face and neck. The disease is characterized by the formation of abscesses, or pus-filled cavities, below the surface of the skin. These abscesses spread rapidly and form channels that discharge a yellow granular pus on the surface of the skin. In humans these granules consist of Actinomyces israelii, a bacterium that used to be considered a fungus. Actinomycosis also sometimes affects the lungs, appendix, or the pelvic region, especially in women with certain kinds of intrauterine devices. Treatment consists of prolonged... Read more
lumpy jaw
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 ... Read more
The 1910s: Medicine and Health: Deaths
American Decades ... improved surgical instruments, 21 February 1917. John B. Murphy, 58, surgeon who was the first to recognize the disease actinomycosis hominis in the United States and whose invention of the anastomosis button reduced the danger of many abdominal operations ... Read more

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