Mandibular Actinomyces Infection Mimicking a Malignancy: Case Report
Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative and granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces israelii, which is a filamentous, anaerobic, gram-positive, saprophytic organism in the oral cavity. Diagnosis of actinomycosis depends on positive culture or identification of Actinomyces colonies and sulf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Federation of Turkish Pathology Societies
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Türk Patoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.turkjpath.org/pdf.php3?id=1712 |