Pediatric cervicofacial actinomycosis: a case report |
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Authors: | Altundal Hatice Gursoy Bahar Salih Imad Olgaç Vakur |
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Institution: | Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. haltundal@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | Cervicofacial actinomycosis affects many soft tissue and bony structures in the head and neck, and has both granulomatous and suppurative features. Pathogenesis of actinomycosis is still unclear, but trauma provides a portal of entry for the infection. It usually presents as a diffuse swelling with multiple sinus tracts containing macroscopic colonies of the organism known as "sulphur granules." Cervicofacial actinomycosis in children is rare. This article reports a case of actinomycosis in a 10-year-old-boy overlying the left ramus of the mandible. |
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