Esophageal Stricture Caused by Actinomyces in a Patient with No Apparent Predisposing Factors

Actinomyces species are Gram positive anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria that are part of the human flora in the oropharyngeal, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tract. In the presence of a mucosal injury, they can become pathogenic and infect the underlying tissue without respect for tissue pl...

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Main Authors: Allison N. Zhang, Debra Guss, Smruti R. Mohanty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7182976
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