Simultaneous actinomycosis with aspergillosis in maxillary sinus

Won, Ho-Ryun; Park, Jae Hong; Kim, Kyung Soo

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.03.003

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“…Actinomycosis, as an opportunistic infection, often affects patients with certain medical conditions such as cancer, immunodeficiency, and malnutrition89. Actinomyces are gram-positive anaerobic bacteria that do not cause infection when they remain on the mucosal surface.…”

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“…Actinomycotic infections are sensitive to many antibiotics, with penicillin being the drug of choice13. The combination of penicillin and a beta-lactamase inhibitor is recommended because of the advantage of coverage against penicillin-resistant aerobic and anaerobic pathogens359. Surgical excision or debridement is also recommended, especially in cases of necrotic tissue, fistulas, or neoplasms313.…”

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The treatment of actinomycosis mimicking a retained root tip: a confusing case

Cho

2016

J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg

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Actinomycosis is an infection caused by the actinomyces genus and is associated with trauma or previous infection. A 58-year-old male patient was referred from a private dental clinic for root extraction of the lower right molar. The x-ray showed fractured root-like material distal to the distal root of the lower right second molar. A biopsy during extraction of the root-like material was performed, which revealed a sequestrum with actinomycosis by a pathological examination. In this case, the radiopacity of the suspicious lesion was higher than that of the surrounding alveolar bone, which confused it with the root tip. The diagnosis of actinomycosis required long-term antimicrobial therapy, which is very different from simple extraction or removal of sequestrum.

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The treatment of actinomycosis mimicking a retained root tip: a confusing case

Cho

2016

J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg

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“…Aktinomikoz tanısı, aktinomiçesin kültür izolasyonu, biyopsi spesmenlerinden histopatolojik identifikasyonu veya tipik sülfür granüllerinin izlenmesiyle konulur. Bununla birlikte diğer aerobik ve anaerobik bakteriler ile sinerji içinde olan türlerin izole edilmesi zor olabilir (12) . Ayırıcı tanıda benign lezyonlar, primer veya metastatik tümörler ve Wegener granülomatozi-si düşünülebilir (6,13) .…”

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Actynomycosis of maxillary sinus: Case report

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Kumral²,

Mutlu³

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Okmeydani Medical Journal

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“…Won et al [11] have described actinomycosis as an opportunistic infection, suggesting cancer, immunodeficiency steroids taken over a long period of time, and malnutrition as possible contributing factors. However, most of the actinomycotic patients from the Indian subcontinent have been systemically healthy [10].…”

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“…Actinomyces are sensitive to a number of antibiotics, and penicillin is the drug of choice for treating an infection caused by any of the Actinomyces [6]. In this report, the combination of penicillin (amoxicillin) and a beta-lactamase inhibitor (clavulanate) are recommended because this offers the advantage of coverage against penicillin-resistant aerobic and anaerobic copathogens [9,11]. The density of Actinomyces colonies, representing the bacterial load in the tissue, may also be considered because the length of antibiotic treatment may be modified according to the density [4].…”

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Differential diagnosis and treatment of periodontitis-mimicking actinomycosis

Kim

Park

2012

J Periodontal Implant Sci

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PurposeActinomycosis is an uncommon chronic granulomatous disease that presents as a slowly progressive, indolent, indurated infiltration with multiple abscesses, fistulas, and sinuses. The purpose of this article is to report on a case of actinomycosis with clinical findings similar to periodontitis.MethodsA 46-year-old female presented with recurrent throbbing pain on the right first and second molar of the mandible three weeks after root planing. Exploratory flap surgery was performed, and the bluish-gray tissue fragment found in the interproximal area between the two molars was sent for histopathology.ResultsThe diagnosis from the biopsy was actinomycosis. The clinical and radiographic manifestations of this case were clinically indistinguishable from periodontitis. The patient did not report any symptoms, and she is scheduled for a follow-up visit.ConclusionsThe present study has identified periodontitis-mimicking actinomycosis. Actinomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis in cases with periodontal pain and inflammation that do not respond to nonsurgical treatment for periodontitis. More routine submissions of tissue removed from the oral cavity for biopsies may be beneficial for differential diagnosis.

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Simultaneous actinomycosis with aspergillosis in maxillary sinus

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

The treatment of actinomycosis mimicking a retained root tip: a confusing case

The treatment of actinomycosis mimicking a retained root tip: a confusing case

Actynomycosis of maxillary sinus: Case report

Differential diagnosis and treatment of periodontitis-mimicking actinomycosis

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