WordNet

disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses

UpToDate Contents

全文を閲覧するには購読必要です。 To read the full text you will need to subscribe.

1. 頚部顔面の放線菌症cervicofacial actinomycosis [show details]
…frequently . Cervicofacial actinomycosis will be reviewed here. Ileocecal actinomycosis and actinomycosis related to intrauterine devices are discussed separately. Cervicofacial actinomycosis is caused …
2. 歯性感染症の合併症、診断、および治療complications diagnosis and treatment of odontogenic infections [show details]
…When present, swelling tends to be brawny and indurated, suggesting the possibility of cervicofacial actinomycosis or mandibular osteomyelitis. Infection of the deep temporal space usually originates…
3. 腹部放線菌症abdominal actinomycosis [show details]
…of antibiotic management, including alternatives to penicillin are similar to that for cervicofacial actinomycosis ; these are discussed elsewhere. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with extensive…
4. 頚部腫瘤の鑑別診断differential diagnosis of a neck mass [show details]
5. 小児における頸部リンパ節炎：診断的アプローチおよび初期マネージメントcervical lymphadenitis in children diagnostic approach and initial management [show details]

Sadeghi S, Azaïs M, Ghannoum J.
Head and neck pathology. 2019 Sep;13(3)327-330.
Cervicofacial actinomycosis is a common form of Actinomyces infection. However, the latter seldom occurs in the tongue. We present a case of a 66 year-old man with macroglossia caused by actinomycosis of the tongue. Radiographic features were compatible with a chronic inflammatory disease. Biopsies
PMID 30244331

Glass GE, Staruch RMT, Bradshaw K, Charles AK, Stotland MA.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 2019 Jul;().
Actinomycosis is a rare disease that remains difficult to diagnose and manage. Prompted by 2 recent cases the authors sought evidence-based conclusions about best practice. A systematic review was conducted using standard PRISMA methodology. The study was registered prospectively (PROSPERO: CRD42018
PMID 31306379

Actinomyces spp. bloodstream and deep vein thrombus infections in people who inject drugs.

Tippett E, Goyal N, Guy S, Wong J.
Infection. 2019 Jun;47(3)479-482.
Actinomyces spp. cause several well-described syndromes including cervicofacial and pelvic infections. Actinomyces spp. infection as an opportunistic infection among people who inject drugs has rarely been described with few case reports published. Here we describe four people who inject drugs admit
PMID 30406927