Actinomycosis of the paranasal sinus

Woo, Hyun‐Jae; Bae, Chang Hoon; Song, Si-Youn; Choi, Yun Seok; Kim, Yong‐Dae

doi:10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.001

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“…Another report described an ulcer-type actinomycotic lesion with A. odontolyticus on the oral mucosa of a patient with diabetes (69). Other locations for actinomycotic lesions categorized as cervicofacial actinomycosis include, for instance, the nasal and sinus region (70)(71)(72); pharynx (73,74); larynx/tonsillae (75-78); middle ear, mastoid, and/or temporal bone (79)(80)(81); and skull base with the craniovertebral junction (82). A somewhat more distant location is the esophagus, from where actinomycotic lesions have also been recovered in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals (83,84).…”

Section: Orocervicofacial Actinomycosismentioning

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Actinomyces and Related Organisms in Human Infections

2015

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SUMMARY Actinomyces israelii has long been recognized as a causative agent of actinomycosis. During the past 3 decades, a large number of novel Actinomyces species have been described. Their detection and identification in clinical microbiology laboratories and recognition as pathogens in clinical settings can be challenging. With the introduction of advanced molecular methods, knowledge about their clinical relevance is gradually increasing, and the spectrum of diseases associated with Actinomyces and Actinomyces -like organisms is widening accordingly; for example, Actinomyces meyeri , Actinomyces neuii , and Actinomyces turicensis as well as Actinotignum (formerly Actinobaculum ) schaalii are emerging as important causes of specific infections at various body sites. In the present review, we have gathered this information to provide a comprehensive and microbiologically consistent overview of the significance of Actinomyces and some closely related taxa in human infections.

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Section: Orocervicofacial Actinomycosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Actinomyces and Related Organisms in Human Infections

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“…Dental cerrahide mukoza hasarlanması paranazal sinüslerde aktinomikoz için zemin hazırlar (6) . Çok az olguda paranazal sinüs aktinomikozu rapor edilmiştir (7,8) . Klasik aktinomiçes enfeksiyonlarından farklı olarak maksillayı içine alan olgular generalize olmayıp lokalize yerleşimlidir.…”

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“…Maksiller sinüs içinde gelişen lezyonlarda vaskülarite gelişiminin az olması nedeniyle tek başına antibiyotik tedavisi yetersiz kalabilmektedir (3) . Ancak literatürde yalnızca nazal irrigasyon ve oral antibiyotik ile tedavi edilmiş olgular da bildirilmiştir (7) . Cerrahinin amacı sinüs havalanmasının sağlanması ve enfekte dokuların çı-karılmasıdır.…”

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Actynomycosis of maxillary sinus: Case report

Aydoğdu¹,

Kumral²,

Mutlu³

et al. 2016

Okmeydani Medical Journal

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“…Infection occurs through breach in mucosa either due to trauma or surgical procedures, more commonly dental procedures. 4,5 Historically Actinomycosis was mistaken for fungal infection hence the misnomer.…”

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A rare case of sinonasal actinomycosis – enigmatic presentation

Gupta

Dwivedi

Sengupta

et al. 2018

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Actinomycosis is most commonly seen in cervico-facial, abdominal, genital and thoracic regions as discharging sinuses. Most common organism implicated is <em>Actinomyces israelli, </em>gram positive anaerobic commensal bacteria of aero-digestive tract. Actinomycosis of paranasal sinuses is an extremely rare entity with isolated case reports and small case series published in literature. Among all sinuses maxillary sinus is most commonly afflicted by this disease. Pathogenesis involves inoculation of the bacteria into the tissues through breach in mucosa by trauma or surgical procedure. It requires anaerobic environment to grow into soft tissues and invade bone. It warrants treatment in form of surgical debridement and long term antibiotic therapy. Here, we present one such rare case of sinonasal actinomycosis in a 60 year old diabetic male who earlier had been treated as a case of sinonasal mucormycosis about one year back. This case was managed successfully with debridement encompassing infrastructure maxillectomy followed by a long course of Penicillin group of antibiotic. Preoperatively there was a diagnostic dilemma whether we were dealing with chronic invasive fungal sinusitis or actinomycosis. Actinomycosis was confirmed postoperatively on histopathology and microbiology. <p> </p>

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Actinomycosis of the paranasal sinus

Cited by 41 publications

References 5 publications

Actinomyces and Related Organisms in Human Infections

Actinomyces and Related Organisms in Human Infections

Actynomycosis of maxillary sinus: Case report

A rare case of sinonasal actinomycosis – enigmatic presentation

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