Cervicofacial Actinomycosis of the Maxilla and HIV Infection: A Case Report.

Klein, Mariana; Carrard, Vinícius Coelho; Munerato, Maria Cristina

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“…This infection usually involves tissues around the maxilla or mandible, including the mandible itself in approximately 50% of cases, buccal mucosa (15%), mentum (15%) and branch and angle of the mandible (10%) [6]. Few cases in the literature report maxillary involvement [1,11,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] (table 1). In the present case, the patient was male, 21 years old and the lesion was present in the anterior region of the maxilla.…”

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Actinomycosis in the maxilla of a young asymptomatic patient: unusual case report

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Silva

Souza

et al. 2023

RGO, Rev. Gaúch. Odontol.

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The aim of this study is to report an unusual case of actinomycosis in the maxilla region of an asymptomatic patient. A 21-year-old white man was referred for the analysis of panoramic radiography and cone beam computed tomography, where it was observed the presence of a hypodense lesion on the left side of the maxilla, which extended from the maxillary left central incisor to the region of the maxillary left second premolar. During intraoral examination, a depression was observed in the hard palate mucosa, as well as a fistula in the alveolar mucosa close to maxillary left central incisor, which had pulp vitality confirmed by thermal tests. A fistulography was performed, with periapical radiography, where it was found that the fistulous path did not originate from the tooth mentioned above. An incisional biopsy was performed for diagnostic purposes. However, given the inconclusive microscopic findings, four months later, a new biopsy was performed. The histopathological examination revealed the presence of a colony of microoganisms with filamentous pattern of radiated rosette, surrounded by polymorphonuclear inflammatory cells. Based on the morphological characteristics, the diagnosis of actinomycosis was established. The treatment was based on antibiotic therapy. Six months after treatment of the infection, no signs of recurrence were observed, and the patient remains in follow-up. Actinomycosis in the maxilla is an uncommon infection with a predilection for males between the ages of 20 and 60, whose treatment is antibiotic therapy associated or not with surgical excision.

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Actinomycosis in the maxilla of a young asymptomatic patient: unusual case report

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Silva

Souza

et al. 2023

RGO, Rev. Gaúch. Odontol.

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“…Even though Cervicofacial Actinomycosis (CA) is not commonly observed in dentistry, proper diagnosis should be done to avoid further complications. When HIV infected patient diagnosed with CA, proper treatment could prevent destructive consequences [28]. There were unusual radiological features in pulmonary tuberculosis associated with HIV Infection.…”

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A Review on Various Aspects of HIV Infection

Lingan¹

2018

HIV Curr Res

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Many people are affected by HIV infection worldwide, lack of ability of modern medication in developing an active vaccine against HIV is a global public health importance. Various aspects such as diseases associated with HIV infection, role of immune cells in diagnosis and treatment, significance of molecular changes during infection, complications in infants, impact of gender and social behaviour and diagnosis of disorders associated with HIV infection were discussed in this review. Affected patients would be associated with acute kidney injury, arterial stiffness, cardiovascular disease, Tuberculosis, intestinal parasite carriage and disruptive sleep apnea. Immune cells like CD4, CD8, CD38 T cells and natural killer cells have a vital role in diagnosis and treatment. DNA vaccines could play a major role to prevent or treat infectious diseases including HIV and would elicit T cell immunity, protective antibody responses and local mucosal immunity protective vaccine against HIV infection. Health professionals are responsible for diagnosis of disorders associated with HIV infection and follow-up of HIV-infected paediatric patients. There is a crucial need to improve and evaluate novel interventions that are tailored for this helpless population. Several factors such as income deficit, Pre-college residence, pornographic film viewing and believe in sexual abstinence for HIV prevention were found to be significant predictors of initiating premarital sex. Younger generations could be advised to maintain the virginity as cultural norm. Incorporation of socio-structural elements and geospatial techniques in analytical approaches would lead to better understanding of local dynamics and develop mediations that increase our facility of targeted HIV prevention services.

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“…Klein et al [4], reports a case of a 31 year old man with a history of drug abuse. The patient was HIV-positive and advanced to an extensive, destructive lesion in the maxilla.…”

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Food Allergy

Elwany¹

2017

Otolaryngol

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Cervicofacial Actinomycosis of the Maxilla and HIV Infection: A Case Report.

Cited by 4 publications

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Actinomycosis in the maxilla of a young asymptomatic patient: unusual case report

Actinomycosis in the maxilla of a young asymptomatic patient: unusual case report

A Review on Various Aspects of HIV Infection

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