THE following case of actinomycosis of the brain is described since it presents several interesting -features, particularly the involvement ofthe sphenoid bone, a rare occurrence according to the literature, and the spread of the disease to the venous sinuses. The literature has been examined from these aspects and a summary added of cases of actinomycosis of the brain reported in the ten years...

Thoracic actinomycosis is an uncommon disease and often presents difficulty in diagnosis. Two cases are presented in which thoracic actinomycosis produced fistulae between the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Surgical drainage and high dose penicillin for at least 4-6 months was the treatment of choice.

Actinomycosis of the tonsillar tissue is a rare pathological condition whose clinical significance has been disputed over by authors worldwide. We report a case of Actinomycosis of the tonsils in a young boy with symptoms of chronic tonsillitis. We believe that the infection would have been the cause of repeated bouts of sore throat in the patient leading to chronic tonsillitis and tonsillar at...

actinomycosis, a rather uncommon infection of the oral cavity, poses and unusual problem: recurrence. primary or initial diagnosis of the disease is difficult and can be made easier only if the clinician bears in mind a few important facts: a previously compromised site is usually present, a slow, low-grade, almost painless infectious course is prevalent which tends to localize, and responds to...

BACKGROUND Actinomycosis is a rare indolent infectious disease caused by Actinomyces. Although pulmonary actinomycosis is thought to be more prevalent in developing countries, data from developing countries are scanty. This study was to reveal the current situation of pulmonary actinomycosis in developing countries and the difference from that in developed countries. METHODS Patients fulfilli...

INTRODUCTION Actinomycosis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces, Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria. Its symptomatology imitates some malignant pelvic tumours, tuberculosis, or nocardiosis, causing abscesses and fistulas. Actinomycoses are opportunistic infections and require normal mucous barriers to be altered. No epidemiological studies have been conducted to determine preval...

Pulmonary actinomycosis in human beings is still a comparative rarety in the United States. On the European Continent, and particularly in Germany, Austria, and Russia, lung infection with actinomycosis is seen fairly often. The old theory that actinomycosis is contracted by chewing straws and grasses is at present held not to be well founded; at least from the clinical standpoint, this hypothe...

BACKGROUND: Primary actinomycosis of the breast is a rare disease which may present as sinus tract or with mass-like features mimicking malignancy. Clinical presentation makes it difficult to distinguish primary actinomycosis from mastitis and inflammatory carcinoma. CASE REPORT: A 48-year-old woman presented with a mass in the left breast of 2 months duration. Physical examination was signific...

Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection caused by Gram positive, anaerobic or microaerophilic bacilli, Actinomyces spp. These are higher prokaryotic bacteria belonging to the family Actinomyceataceae. The most frequent pathogen species encountered is Actinomyces israelii [1] but many different species have been described and are associated with pathogenic conditions specific to anatomical sites ...

Actinomycosis is a granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces that mimics other intra-abdominal pathologies especially neoplasms. Correct diagnosis can be rarely established before radical surgery. On the other hand Entamoeba infection affects a considerable number of people worldwide. To our knowledge only one case has been reported to be affected by both organisms. We report a man who has be...