A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis
The purpose of this report was to present an unusual case of an unilateral tonsillar hypertophy caused by actinomycosis. It is an infrequent bacterial infection nowadays. Only five such cases have been reported up to now. Diagnosis is difficult, because there are not specific diagnostic procedures....
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| author | Dejan Rašić Aleksandar Perić Biserka Vukomanović-Durdević |
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| description | The purpose of this report was to present an unusual case of an unilateral tonsillar hypertophy caused by actinomycosis. It is an infrequent bacterial infection nowadays. Only five such cases have been reported up to now. Diagnosis is difficult, because there are not specific diagnostic procedures. Medical treatment consists of surgical excision of tonsils and postoperative antibiotic therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94a0274bb7db4d75bc6f2a0c9cc95c712022-12-22T00:08:48ZengKarolinum PressActa Medica1211-42861805-96942010-01-01531313310.14712/18059694.2016.60A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by ActinomycosisDejan Rašić0Aleksandar Perić1Biserka Vukomanović-Durdević2Military Medical Academy, Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Belgrade, SerbiaMilitary Medical Academy, Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Belgrade, SerbiaMilitary Medical Academy, Institute of Pathology, Belgrade, SerbiaThe purpose of this report was to present an unusual case of an unilateral tonsillar hypertophy caused by actinomycosis. It is an infrequent bacterial infection nowadays. Only five such cases have been reported up to now. Diagnosis is difficult, because there are not specific diagnostic procedures. Medical treatment consists of surgical excision of tonsils and postoperative antibiotic therapy.https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/53/1/0031/TonsilHypertrophyUnilateralActinomycosis |
| spellingShingle | Dejan Rašić Aleksandar Perić Biserka Vukomanović-Durdević A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis Acta Medica Tonsil Hypertrophy Unilateral Actinomycosis |
| title | A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis |
| title_full | A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis |
| title_fullStr | A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis |
| title_short | A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis |
| title_sort | case of an unilateral tonsillar hypertrophy caused by actinomycosis |
| topic | Tonsil Hypertrophy Unilateral Actinomycosis |
| url | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/53/1/0031/ |
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