Actinomycosis, a chronic suppurative bacterial infection characterized by draining sinuses that discharge "sulfur granules," can mimic numerous other infectious and noninfectious conditions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

On surgical pathology, actinomycosis is characterized by sulfur granules (Figure 1). These are composed of bacteria cemented together by a polysaccharide-protein complex and calcium phosphate. Grossly, these sulfur granules appear yellow. [path.upmc.edu]

granules is seen in approximately 40% of cases. [2] Our patient had palpable mass with regional lymphadenopathy but no sinus tracts or sulfur granules. [e-ijd.org]

Thoracic cases can cause cough, low-grade fever, and cavitary-like lesions which radiographically mimic tuberculosis, and are thought to be associated with aspiration of the organism from the oropharynx (8). [path.upmc.edu]

Pelvic actinomycosis affects the women's pelvic area and may cause lower abdominal pain, fever, and bleeding between menstrual periods. [healthcentral.com]

About half of the patients present with a low-grade fever ( 1 ). [ajnr.org]

The individual may have: abscesses persistent fever pain diarrhea or constipation pus that appears through the skin The type of infection can spread. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Actinomycosis of the pelvis will result in a mild fever (less than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius), fatigue and a loss of appetite. [wikihow.com]

CONCLUSION: Although cervicofacial actinomycosis occurs infrequently, it should be included in the differential diagnosis when images show a soft-tissue mass with inflammatory changes and an infiltrative nature in the cervicofacial area. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

All cases presented with soft-tissue masses without substantial necrosis; no cystic lesions were found on imaging studies. Nonenhanced CT scans showed soft-tissue masses with isoattenuation relative to muscle in two cases. [ajnr.org]

History Meanings of "cervicofacial actinomycosis" in Turkish English Dictionary : 2 result(s) Category English Turkish Medical 1 Medical cervicofacial actinomycosis çene uru Pathology 2 Pathology cervicofacial actinomycosis servikofasiyal aktinomikoz [tureng.com]

Infeksiyon Dergisi Turkish Journal of Infection 18(4): 533-537, 2004 Cervicofacial actinomycosis Diagnosis by fine needle aspiration cytology. [eurekamag.com]

Symptoms may include pelvic pain, leukorrhea, menorrhagia, and amenorrhea, associated with fever, malaise, weakness, and weight loss, in any combination. [antimicrobe.org]

Actinomycosis around the jaw can cause trismus (prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles). Lymph nodes are not usually enlarged and there is generally little pain, unless adjacent structures are compressed. [dermnetnz.org]

Tenderness, trismus and expansive hardness of the surrounding tissues were noted. There were no palpable lymph nodes. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]

[6] and tender or non-tender woody hard multiple nodular lesions, usually situated at the angle of the jaw, multiple abscesses and sinuses that open onto the cheek, sulfur granules in the exudates, typical absence of lymphadenopathy, with or without trismus [jiaomr.in]

Trismus may be prominent early in the patient's course; however, cervical lymphadenopathy is uncommon. Direct extension may involve the tongue, sinuses, and meninges and rarely, contribute to periostitis or osteomyelitis of the mandible ( 74 ). [antimicrobe.org]

[…] and neck, differentials in this region include plunging ranula, hemangioma, branchial cleft cyst, thyroglossal duct cyst, varix, lipoma, schwannoma, parotid cyst, malignant tumors or metastases, herpes simplex, angioma serpiginosum, lymphangiectasia, angiokeratoma [e-ijd.org]

We report a case of cervicofacial actinomycosis with paravertebral extension in a 60-year-old man who presented with recurrent neck masses. Diagnosis was confirmed on culture and histology of pus and debris obtained from surgical drainage. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pediatric Cervicofacial Actinomycosis: An Unusual Cause of Head and Neck Masses. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2014 Jun. 3 (2):e15-9. [Medline]. Kutluhan A, Salviz M, Yalçiner G, Kandemir O, Yesil C. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Clinicians dealing with acute head and neck swellings should always consider actinomycosis as a possible diagnosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinicians dealing with acute head and neck swellings should always consider actinomycosis as a possible diagnosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chapter topics include the significant research in the field of facial pain management and the impact in oral medicine of such diseases as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and tuberculosis. [books.google.com]

Fortschritte der Kiefer- und Gesichts-Chirurgie 21: 87-89, 1976 On The Differential Diagnosis Of Actinomycosis: Mycobacterium Fortuitum As A Possible Pathogen In Cervicofacial Infections. [eurekamag.com]

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