Thoracic, Abdominal and Vertebral Actinomycosis
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Thoracic vertebral actinomycosis: Actinomyces israelii and Fusobacterium nucleatum.
Actinomyces spp. are considered rare pathogens in today's medicine, especially with thoracic vertebral involvement. Classic actinomycosis (50%) presents as an oral-cervicofacial ("lumpy jaw") infection. This report describes a case of spinal cord compression caused by Actinomyces israelii with the coisolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum. There are limited numbers of similar cases.
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[This retracts the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.391.].
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Actinomyces israelii is a branching anaerobic bacilli microorganism that can be identified as normal flora throughout various portions of the human alimentary canal. It is crucial to establish a diagnosis as treatment will vary depending on the clinical form of the disease. We report a case of a 78-year-old man who initially presented with an acute onset of respiratory distress displayed contra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0891-6640,1939-1676
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1988.tb00315.x