RESUMO
Actinomycosis is a festering bacterial infection frequently affecting the cervicofacial area, for which the germs responsible are Gram-positive bacilli of Actinomyces sp. We present a case of atypical presentation of actinomycosis, in the shape of repetitive mass in the tonsillar fossa with complex therapeutic management.
Assuntos
Actinomicose/diagnóstico , Tonsila Palatina , Doenças Faríngeas/diagnóstico , Tosse , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
La actinomicosis es una infección bacteriana supurada que afecta frecuentemente al área cervicofacial, cuyos gérmenes causales son bacilos grampositivos del género Actinomyces sp. Exponemos un caso de presentación atípica de actinomicosis, en forma de masa recidivante en el lecho amigdalar con manejo terapéutico complejo (AU)
Actinomycosis is a festering bacterial infection frequently affecting the cervicofacial area, for which the germs responsible are Gram-positive bacilli of Actinomyces sp. We present a case of atypical presentation of actinomycosis, in the shape of repetitive mass in the tonsillar fossa with complex therapeutic management (AU)
