Actinomycosis of the tongue a diagnostic dilemma

A Rare Location: Actinomyces in Tongue

“…High-dose penicillin is the firstline antibiotic treatment. Clindamycin, erythromycin, tetracycline, and lincomycin are among the other treatment options (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12). In the present case, as the lesion formed a mass with hard consistency, excision was performed initially and antibiotic therapy was given according to the results of histopathological examination.…”

“…In a 20-year literature review, Brignall and Gillhooly reported that the number of cases with actinomyces in tongue was only seven. In another study in 2006, it was reported that the number of cases with actinomyces in tongue was not more than 15 (7). This was thought to be caused by histophysiological characteristics of the tongue.…”

Actinomycosis of the Tongue: A Case Report and Review of Literature

“…Lingual actinomycosis is rare. In Table 1, case reports/series available from the literature are reviewed, with particular attention to patient management [4,6,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30].…”

Actinomycosis of the Tongue

“…2 Lingual actinomycosis is rare, representing less than three percent of all reported cases of actinomycosis. 4 In 1989, Brignall and Gilhooly published a 20-year review of the English literature and found just seven cases. 4 In 2006, Atespare et al reported that the overall number of reported cases does not exceed 15.…”