Open AccessActinomycosis of the parotid gland
Author(s) -
Abhilash Dubey,
J. G. Murthy,
P. K. Banerjee
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02974397
Subject(s) - actinomycosis , parotid gland , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , anaerobic bacteria , pathology , surgery , bacteria , biology , genetics
- Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive infection caused by anaerobic bacteria with relatively decreasing incidence now-a-days. The Parotid gland is a quite rere site to be involved in cervico-facial actinomycosis as compared to the other sites in the face & neck region. We report a successfully managed case of Actinomycosis involving the parotid gland.