Actinomycosis

Burden, Patricia

doi:10.1016/s0163-4453(89)91739-8

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“…The genus Actinomyces consists of several species of gram-positive, non-spore-forming bacteria, which grow as obligate or facultative anaerobes with a tendency to form branching filaments (1). They are part of the normal flora of the oral cavity and the first step in the actinomycosis is disruption of the mucosal barrier.…”

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Liver Abscess of Actinomyces israelii in a Hemodialysis Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

et al. 2010

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We had encountered a 74-year-old woman on hemodialysis therapy suffering from liver abscess of Actinomyces israelii. Percutaneous drainage of the abscess before starting antimicrobial therapy followed by correct microbiological identification and susceptibility test led us to determine long treatment with ampicillin and to a successful outcome. Periodontitis was thought to be a possible entry of actinomyces. Hepatic actinomycosis should be recognized as one of the important infectious diseases among patients of end-stage renal disease.

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Liver Abscess of Actinomyces israelii in a Hemodialysis Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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“…Hepatic or renal abscess and compression of blood vessels or nervous roots may also be observed [13]. Thoracic wall involvement is found in 12% of cases, leading to bone destruction and osteomyelitis with associated subcutaneous nodules and fistulas draining purulent material [14]. Vertebral involvement is extremely rare and associated spinal cord compression is unusual [15].…”

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Thoracic actinomycosis: report of a patient with advanced-stage disease

Santos¹,

Zambenedetti²,

Mann³

et al. 2007

Braz J Infect Dis

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The authors describe a case of advanced thoracic actinomycosis. A 44-year-old man with previous episodes of productive cough with purulent sputum, fever, chest pain and subcutaneous nodules on the left hemithorax was admitted with complaints of lumbar pain irradiating into left lower limb and presence of mass lesion on the left lumbar region. Imaging evaluations were obtained and the patient underwent left lower lobectomy. Histopathology, microscopic examination and anaerobic culture of the resected material diagnosed thoracic actinomycosis.

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“…Definitive diagnosis of actinomycosis depends on demonstrating the organism or its sulphur granules in pus or in tissue section. On microscopy, gram positive branching bacilli are seen to radiate from central sulphur granules, hence the nick 'ray fungus' [6]. Culture is more specific, but it requires an anaerobic environment and takes two to four weeks for the organism to grow [1,6].…”

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“…On microscopy, gram positive branching bacilli are seen to radiate from central sulphur granules, hence the nick 'ray fungus' [6]. Culture is more specific, but it requires an anaerobic environment and takes two to four weeks for the organism to grow [1,6]. Penicillin is the drug of choice in actinomycosis.…”

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confidence: 99%