Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case
Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infectious disease caused primarily by Actinomyces israelli. Although they are normal inhabitants of the oral cavity, infection occurs when there is a breach in the mucosa allowing them access to the subcutaneous tissues. Poor oral hygiene, dental caries, recent den...
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| description | Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infectious disease caused primarily by Actinomyces israelli. Although they are normal inhabitants of the
oral cavity, infection occurs when there is a breach in the mucosa allowing them access to the subcutaneous tissues. Poor oral hygiene,
dental caries, recent dental extraction, oromaxillofacial trauma have been implicated as risk factors for actinomycosis. Cervicofacial
actinomycosis is the most common form of this rare disease.
Here, we are presenting a rare case of actinomycosis involving the parotid gland and coronoid process of mandible in a young child
where diagnosis was made based on histopathological findings since the classical clinical manifestations of actinomycosis, were absent
in the case. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac3938ed429c4b7c97430ef0d4d870922022-12-21T22:40:22ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2015-07-0197ZD29ZD3110.7860/JCDR/2015/12825.6249Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare CaseRUDRA PRASAD CHATTERJEE0NEHA SHAH1SANCHITA KUNDU2SK. ABDUL MAHMUD3SUNIL BHANDARI4Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Kolkata, India.Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Kolkata, India.Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Kolkata, India.Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Kolkata, India.Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Kolkata, India.Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infectious disease caused primarily by Actinomyces israelli. Although they are normal inhabitants of the oral cavity, infection occurs when there is a breach in the mucosa allowing them access to the subcutaneous tissues. Poor oral hygiene, dental caries, recent dental extraction, oromaxillofacial trauma have been implicated as risk factors for actinomycosis. Cervicofacial actinomycosis is the most common form of this rare disease. Here, we are presenting a rare case of actinomycosis involving the parotid gland and coronoid process of mandible in a young child where diagnosis was made based on histopathological findings since the classical clinical manifestations of actinomycosis, were absent in the case.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6249/12825_CE(Ra1)_F(GH)_PF1(ANAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfactinomycotic infectioncoronoid processhistopathologic evaluationmandibleparotid |
| spellingShingle | RUDRA PRASAD CHATTERJEE NEHA SHAH SANCHITA KUNDU SK. ABDUL MAHMUD SUNIL BHANDARI Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research actinomycotic infection coronoid process histopathologic evaluation mandible parotid |
| title | Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case |
| title_full | Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case |
| title_fullStr | Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case |
| title_short | Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case |
| title_sort | cervicofacial actinomycosis mimicking osseous neoplasm a rare case |
| topic | actinomycotic infection coronoid process histopathologic evaluation mandible parotid |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6249/12825_CE(Ra1)_F(GH)_PF1(ANAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
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