Mixed infection involving Actinomyces, Aggregatibacter, and Fusobacterium species presenting as perispinal tumor.
Anaerobe
; 16(2): 174-8, 2010 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19628046
ABSTRACT
A representative case in which a polymicrobial infection involving Fusobacterium nucleatum, Actinomyces israelii and Aggregatibacter (formerly Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans was initially diagnosed as malignancy in an edentulous patient. Additional history obtained after the nature of the syndrome was elucidated revealed that he had had his two remaining teeth extracted four months prior to this episode.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Actinomycosis
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Pasteurellaceae Infections
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Fusobacterium Infections
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Myelitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Year:
2010
Type:
Article