Actinomycosis is an important diagnosis consideration in the presentation of a perimandibular mass: A case report and review of idiopathic cervicofacial actinomycosis

Title: Actinomycosis is an important diagnosis consideration in the presentation of a perimandibular mass: A case report and review of idiopathic cervicofacial actinomycosis
Creator: Maher, Nigel Gordon; Lai, Katy; Loewenthal, Mark; Hoffman, Gary Russell
Relation: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice Vol. 20, Issue 6, p. 367-369
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IPC.0b013e318255d571
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2012
Description: A 33-year-old male presented with a perimandibular mass that ultimately conferred a diagnosis of actinomycosis in the absence of antecedent predisposition. He was a veterinary surgeon who had recently traveled to Southeast Asia, which complicated the diagnostic process. The literature pertaining to cervicofacial actinomycosis in the absence of antecedent predisposition is reviewed. Purulent fistulae/sinuses are common presentations and management involves prolonged antibiotic therapy.
Subject: actinomycosis; cervicofacial; mandible; predisposition
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1324549
Identifier: uon:25060
Identifier: ISSN:1056-9103
Language: eng
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