BACKGROUND Actinomycosis is a rare suppurative disease that may mimic other inflammatory conditions on imaging. Its invasive nature may lead to mass formation and atypical presentation thus making accurate diagnosis quite difficult. PURPOSE To describe the different aspects of abdominopelvic actinomycosis on cross-sectional imaging and indicate discriminative findings from other inflammatory ...

actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive infection caused by anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria, primarily of genus actinomyces, which colonize the mouth, colon and vagina. mucosal disruption may lead to infection virtually at any sites in the body. the aim of this study was to underline different features of actinomycosis and to represent total data about etiologic agents, clinical,...

BACKGROUND/AIM Actinomycosis is a granulomatous disease caused by filamentous, gram-positive, anaerobic bacteria. Actinomycetes are commensal inhabitants of the oral cavity and intestinal tract but acquire pathogenicity through invasion of breached or necrotic tissue.1397645907In abdominal actinomycosis (AA), the appendix and ileocecal region are usually involved. The aim of this study was to c...

Actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, granulomatous disease caused by several species of the genus Actinomyces, a Gram-positive, filamentous bacterium that normally colonizes mucosal areas. Actinomycosis can be mistaken for malignant tumors, and in most cases the diagnosis is delayed or missed entirely until surgery. Actinomycosis in the abdomen or pelvis mostly results from prolonged use of a...

Introduction: Actinomycosis of the larynx has been rarely reported in the literature and usually occurs in patients with a history of laryngeal carcinoma and radiation therapy. However, its co-existence with chondroradionecrosis due to radiotherapy is even rarer. The most common site of infection is the cervicofacial region, especially in the submandibular area.   Case Report: Here we report a ...

Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, and slowly progressive granulomatous disease caused by filamentous Gram posi­ tive anaerobic bacteria from the Actinomycetaceae family (genus Actinomyces). It is often misdiagnosed because it can mimic other conditions such as malignancy and tuber­ culosis, and a high level of clinical suspicion is needed for an early diagnosis. However, it is readily treatable...

Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive chronic granulomatous bacterial infection caused by an anaerobic gram-positive bacillus: Actinomyces Israeli.Thinking about thisdiagnosis in the right iliac fossa uncommonas it usually shows through clinical aspect of acute appendicitis, Crohns disease or even tumor ileocolic region. We report case young female patient admitted for pain and palpable mass, m...

Actinomycosis is a rare anaerobic, gram-positive bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces. As an site for the disease, cervicofacial area common but nasal cavity and nasopharynx are rare. causes chronic purulent granulomatous characterized extensive infiltration, necrosis, bone destruction on CT. Extranodal natural killer/T cell (NK/T cell) lymphoma, type more in East Asia than elsewhere, comp...