Open AccessChameleon of head and neck diseases: Intraoral actinomycosis
Author(s) -
Srisha Basappa,
Bharathi Ullagaddi,
Mahesh Mysore Shivalingu,
Late Naresh Lingaraju
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.170487
Subject(s) - actinomycosis , medicine , actinomyces , lesion , dermatology , granuloma , head and neck , premolar , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , disease , dentistry , molar , surgery , bacteria , genetics , biology
Actinomycosis is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease caused by saprophytic Actinomyces species. The case discussed in this report is of an adult female patient with a large actinomycotic lesion in the region of the mandibular left second premolar, first and second molars. Provisional diagnosis was made as extragingival pyogenic granuloma. Definitive diagnosis was based on histopathological examination. Since actinomycotic infection has opportunistic characteristics, early diagnosis and proper management of the disease is mandatory to prevent further complications