Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018
EXTENSIVE CERVICAL ACTINOMYCOSIS : A CASE REPORT
Dr. Shreha Pathak, Dr. Kinnari Rathod, Dr. Jawahar Talsania, Dr Madhavi Raibagkar
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Actinomycosis today is a rare disease affecting 1 in 3 lakhs people (0.0003%). It is a chronic disease caused by a group of gram positive, anaerobic bacteria, namely Actinomyces israelii, that normally colonise mouth, colon and urogenital tract. Infections involving cervicofacial area is the most common clinical presentation.
The diagnosis is made by histopathological identification of organism in tissue biopsy. Although medical therapy alone is frequently sufficient for cure, combined medical–surgical therapy may be required in some cases. An awareness of full spectrum of disease, prompting clinical suspicion, can expedite the diagnosis and treatment.
Due to its rarity and its propensity to mimic many other disease, there is a chance of missing its diagnosis and proper treatment, making it a challenge. We have described a case of 40 year old male having cervical Actinomycosis with extensive distribution in the neck the larynx.
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Dr. Shreha Pathak, Dr. Kinnari Rathod, Dr. Jawahar Talsania, Dr Madhavi Raibagkar, EXTENSIVE CERVICAL ACTINOMYCOSIS : A CASE REPORT, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018
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Dr. Shreha Pathak, Dr. Kinnari Rathod, Dr. Jawahar Talsania, Dr Madhavi Raibagkar, EXTENSIVE CERVICAL ACTINOMYCOSIS : A CASE REPORT, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018