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Chameleon of head and neck diseases: Intraoral actinomycosis

Author(s) -

Bharathi Ullagaddi,

Srisha Basappa,

MaheshMysore Shivalingu,

LateNaresh 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

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