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Considerazioni su un caso di actinomicosi cervicale
Laura InfurnariFrancesco ScarlataLipani GAmelia RomanoSalvatore GiordanoMarasa' Lsubject
medicine.medical_specialtybiologymedicine.drug_classbusiness.industryGram-positive bacteriaCephalosporinlcsh:QR1-502General Medicinemedicine.diseaseActinomyces israeliibiology.organism_classificationlcsh:MicrobiologySurgeryPenicillinAntibiotic therapyLymphoadenopaty actinomycosis flogosysmedicineCeftriaxoneActinomycosisbusinessHistological examinationmedicine.drugdescription
Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection due to Gram positive bacteria of Actinomyces genus. Actinomyces israelii is the most common in human infection.The authors described a case occurred in a 43 aged woman with a clinical presentation of a right submandibular indurative mass.After surgery, histological examination showed a granulomatous tissue with many actinomycetes. Patient was submitted to treatment with i.v penicillin. On the 11th day antibiotic therapy was replaced with ceftriaxone and teicoplanina. Patient did not present intercurrence during this period and presented improvement of the lesion.Actinomycosis is an uncommon disease. Establishment of the definite diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion in all cases of relapsing cervical lesions. Penicillin is effective and it can be replaced by third-generation cephalosporins.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-01 | Microbiologia Medica |