Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare chronic pulmonary infection caused by actinomyces, a Gram-positive, microaerophilic bacterium. Pulmonary involvement other than cervicofacial or abdominopelvic actinomycosis is uncommon and often leads to a misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis or lung cancer. Endobronchial involvement is very rare in pulmonary actinomycosis. Here in, we describe the case of a...

OBJECTIVE: To emphasize important features in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with childhood cervical actinomycosis. SUBJECT AND METHODS: We report the case of a patient with cervicofacial actinomycosis. We also carried out a review of the literature from the past few years (Lilacs and Medline). RESULTS: We followed a male patient admitted to the pediatric infectious disease ward. Diag...

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous disease usually caused by Actinomyces israelii. The pathogen produces a characteristic granulomatous inflammatory fibrosis and mass lesion. Abdominal actinomycosis is often difficult to diagnose before operation because of its rarity and chronic disease progression without any characteristic clinical features. In particular, pancreas is v...

Cervicofacial actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous infection that may reside for years and recur with sudden onset. It is the second most common type of actinomycosis and could be caused by trauma or infection. We report a draining actinomycotic sinus tract with extraordinary thickness that occurred owing to a long-standing chronic periapical infection of an extracted upper ...

Cervicofacial actinomycosis is a chronic disease, rarely seen, characterized by abscess formation and tissue fibrosis. It can mimic a number of other conditions, particularly malignancy and granulomatous disease, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of any soft tissue swelling in the head and neck. The most frequent clinical form is cervicofacial actinomycosis. In the present st...

OBJECTIVES Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous infection caused by the Actinomyces genus. Orocervicofacial actinomycosis is the most common form of the disease, seen in up to 55% of cases. All forms of actinomycosis are treated with high doses of intravenous penicillin G over two to six weeks, followed by oral penicillin V. Large studies on cervicofacial actinomycosis are lacki...

Actinomyces species has been described as an opportunistic pathogen, particularly in the oral cavity; however, in rare cases these bacteria can cause actinomycosis which is characterized by formation of abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract. Actinomycosis was commonly present in the pre-antibiotic era; however, it has a low prevalence now days. It has been recognized since 15...

Objective To report a case of vocal cord actinomycosis and provide a systematic review of the literature to provide a reference for its diagnosis and management. Review methods Relevant cases from a PubMed search were reviewed for age/gender, risk factors, clinical manifestations, and treatment. Results Thirty-two cases of laryngeal actinomycosis have been reported in the literature. Most (80%)...

Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous process caused by actinomycetes, saprophytic bacteria normally residing in the oral cavity. There are a few cases of primary actinomycosis described in the literature where it can involve any organ. We present a rare case of an actinomycosis in a 69 year old man, with swelling over posterior compartment of thigh for 6 months, mimicking ...

BACKGROUND Actinomycosis is a rare inflammatory disease caused by an anaerobic bacterium that can rarely affect the large intestine. CASE PRESENTATION We present a rare case of a cecum and ascending colon actinomycosis in a 72 years old woman, mimicking clinically a malignant inflammatory tumor of the right colon. The patient complained of right lower quadrant pain. Although our first thought...