disease caused by Actinomyces israelii and characterized by the formation of multiple abscesses, draining sinuses, granulation and fibrous tissues (1, 2). The clinical and radiologic findings of actinomycosis can often overlap with those of other chronic inflammatory or neoplastic lesions, and actinomycosis is still difficult to diagnose radiologically during its early stage (1, 3, 4). Several ...

Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is a rare clinical form with variable presentation. The tumoral presentation of actinomycosis as pseudocarcinomatous or sarcomatous masses is completely rare. The management of cutaneous actinomycosis needs proper antibiotic treatment and surgical resection would not be adequate alone. Herein, we report a case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis on the dorsal surf...

Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive, suppurative infection caused by gram-positive branching bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. The organism is a member of the oral and gastrointestinal microflora of humans. The disease actinomycosis most commonly occurs in 3 body regions: cervicofacial (55% of patients), abdominopelvic (20%), and pulmonothoracic (15%). Involvement of other parts o...

A 40 year old diabetic man with pulmonary actinomycosis was admitted to hospital with recurrent haemoptysis. The chest radiograph showed an air meniscus in the left upper lobe, a rare presentation of pulmonary actinomycosis. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a mass in a cavity which has never been reported previously. He underwent lobectomy and the surgical specimen revealed sulphur granules, ...

Actinomycosis is a chronic bacterial infection characterized by “sulfur granules” in the discharge. Actinomyces species are susceptible to many antibiotics in vitro. Actinomycosis infections are uncommon, and the diagnosis is often missed or delayed because of general unfamiliarity with the disease; so it is still poses a great diagnostic challenge, especially in atypical cases, because of its ...

Actinomycosis is a very rare disease caused by Actinomyces israelii, saprophytic bacterium of the oropharynx and genital tract women. Its diagnosis made difficult lack clinical radiological specificity. We report three cases patients with actinomycosis various locations, but similar management. These recall radio-clinical therapeutic aspects this infection. They underline necessity microbiologi...

Actinomycosis is a rare chronic disease caused by Actinomyces spp., anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria that normally colonize the human mouth and digestive and genital tracts. Physicians must be aware of typical clinical presentations (such as cervicofacial actinomycosis following dental focus of infection, pelvic actinomycosis in women with an intrauterine device, and pulmonary actinomycosis in ...

renal actinomycosis is a rare infection, and actinomycosis mostly acts as a normal flora in mouth, colon and vagina. we present a case of 56 years old man, who referred to our center for renal transplantation with kidney stone and diagnosed  with renal actinomycosis.  this case has risen possibility of rare infection that can be considered in the setting of renal transplantation.

<p>Actinomyces are commensals of human oropharynx and actinomycosis is considered mainly as an endogenous infection that triggered by a mucosal lesion. Typically, the disease presents slowly progressive painless indurated mass evolving into multiple abscesses with draining sinus tracts sometimes expressing typical yellow exudate characteristic sulfur granules. The gold standard diagnosis ...