A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative Malignancy
Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous process caused by Actinomycetes, saprophytic bacteria normally residing in the oral cavity. It can involve any organ, but the cervicofacial disease is the most frequent. Pharyngolayngeal involvement is rare and usually occurs secondary to th...
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| author | Luca Volpi Fabio Ferreli Maurizio Bignami Andrea Pistochini Francesco Meloni Apostolos Karligkiotis Paolo Castelnuovo |
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| description | Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous process caused by Actinomycetes, saprophytic bacteria normally residing in the oral cavity. It can involve any organ, but the cervicofacial disease is the most frequent. Pharyngolayngeal involvement is rare and usually occurs secondary to the oral or cervical disease. There are few cases of primary pharyngolaringeal actinomycosis described in the literature. A rare case of pharyngeal actinomycosis mimicking an ulcerative malignancy in a 63-year-old man is reported. The patient was treated successfully with long-term antibiotic therapy. The clinical and pathological features and the aspects of diagnosis and treatment of cervicofacial actinomycosis are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a3fa9c6c829454fa2853cae6d8a5bdf2025-02-03T01:03:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/323210323210A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative MalignancyLuca Volpi0Fabio Ferreli1Maurizio Bignami2Andrea Pistochini3Francesco Meloni4Apostolos Karligkiotis5Paolo Castelnuovo6Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Insubria, Varese, ItalyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Insubria, Varese, ItalyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Insubria, Varese, ItalyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Insubria, Varese, ItalyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Sassari, Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Sassari, Sassari, ItalyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Insubria, Varese, ItalyActinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous process caused by Actinomycetes, saprophytic bacteria normally residing in the oral cavity. It can involve any organ, but the cervicofacial disease is the most frequent. Pharyngolayngeal involvement is rare and usually occurs secondary to the oral or cervical disease. There are few cases of primary pharyngolaringeal actinomycosis described in the literature. A rare case of pharyngeal actinomycosis mimicking an ulcerative malignancy in a 63-year-old man is reported. The patient was treated successfully with long-term antibiotic therapy. The clinical and pathological features and the aspects of diagnosis and treatment of cervicofacial actinomycosis are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/323210 |
| spellingShingle | Luca Volpi Fabio Ferreli Maurizio Bignami Andrea Pistochini Francesco Meloni Apostolos Karligkiotis Paolo Castelnuovo A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative Malignancy Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative Malignancy |
| title_full | A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative Malignancy |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative Malignancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative Malignancy |
| title_short | A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative Malignancy |
| title_sort | rare localization of actinomycosis mimicking ulcerative malignancy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/323210 |
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