Unusual Behavior of a Posttraumatic Scar Unusual Behavior of a Posttraumatic Scar
In this report, a posttraumatic scar with unusual behavior is discussed. How was actinomycosis diagnosed and ultimately treated in this case?Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Facial Actinomycosis Mimicking a Cutaneous Tumor Facial Actinomycosis Mimicking a Cutaneous Tumor
This paper describes a case of facial actinomycosis initially thought to be a cutaneous tumor. How was it accurately diagnosed?Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 10, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Concomitant Actinomycosis and Mycobacterium Infection in an Immunosuppressed Patient
Concomitant infections caused by Actinomyces spp. and mycobacteria are rare, with both microorganisms known to cause infections mimicking carcinoma or appendicitis. Actinomycetes play an important role in the co-pathogenesis of disease, because they are normal inhabitants of the human buccal cavity and gastrointestinal tract, whereas most mycobacteria are not (). (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - February 6, 2013 Category: Microbiology Authors: Matilde María Palanca Giménez, Carmen Gómez García, Yolanda Pardo Galan, Esther López Pérez, Elena Abarca Cidón Source Type: news
