Actinomycotic ulcer of the oral mucosa: an unusual presentation of oral actinomycosis
| Autor: | F. López-Rubio, F.J. Alamillos-Granados, A. Garcı́a-Lopez, A. Dean-Ferrer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Actinomycosis Diagnosis Differential Carcinoma medicine Actinomyces Humans Basal cell Oral mucosa Oral Ulcer Multiple abscesses Aged biology business.industry Mouth Mucosa medicine.disease Actinomyces israelii biology.organism_classification stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Carcinoma Squamous Cell Female Mouth Neoplasms Surgery Oral Surgery Presentation (obstetrics) business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 38:121-123 |
| ISSN: | 0266-4356 |
| Popis: | Although the oral mucosa is often the site of entry of actinomyces into the deeper tissues, actinomycosis in the oral mucosa is extremely rare. Actinomycotic lesions are usually described as either single or multiple abscesses or indurated masses with hard fibrous walls and soft central loculations. Actinomyces israelii is the principal cause of human actinomycosis. We present a rare case of actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces odontolyticus; it presented primarily as a long-standing ulcer of the oral mucosa mimicking a squamous cell carcinoma. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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