Actinomycosis: Report of a Case with a Focus on its Uncommon Etiology of Chronic Sinusitis
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1Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, School of Dental College, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India, 2Professor & Head, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, School of Dental College, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India, 3Reader, Department of Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, School of Dental College, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India, 4Post Graduate Student, Department of Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, School of Dental College, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India, 5Postgraduate Student, Department of Department of Oral & maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental College, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, India
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