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==Overview==
==Overview==
Actinomycosis can present with diverse clinical presentation, which include systemic flu-like symptoms and symptoms due to focal involvement of organs by the [[bacteria]].


==History and Symptoms ==
==Symptoms ==
Symptoms of [[actinomycosis]] depends on the site of infection.  
Symptoms of actinomycosis include :<ref name="pmid27311002">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bonnefond S, Catroux M, Melenotte C, Karkowski L, Rolland L, Trouillier S, Raffray L |title=Clinical features of actinomycosis: A retrospective, multicenter study of 28 cases of miscellaneous presentations |journal=Medicine (Baltimore) |volume=95 |issue=24 |pages=e3923 |year=2016 |pmid=27311002 |pmc=4998488 |doi=10.1097/MD.0000000000003923 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21738348">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sung HY, Lee IS, Kim SI, Jung SE, Kim SW, Kim SY, Chung MK, Kim WC, Oh ST, Kang WK |title=Clinical features of abdominal actinomycosis: a 15-year experience of a single institute |journal=J. Korean Med. Sci. |volume=26 |issue=7 |pages=932–7 |year=2011 |pmid=21738348 |pmc=3124725 |doi=10.3346/jkms.2011.26.7.932 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid19718405">{{cite journal |vauthors=Choi MM, Baek JH, Beak JH, Lee JN, Park S, Lee WS |title=Clinical features of abdominopelvic actinomycosis: report of twenty cases and literature review |journal=Yonsei Med. J. |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=555–9 |year=2009 |pmid=19718405 |pmc=2730619 |doi=10.3349/ymj.2009.50.4.555 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3317731">{{cite journal| author=Smego RA| title=Actinomycosis of the central nervous system. | journal=Rev Infect Dis | year= 1987 | volume= 9 | issue= 5 | pages= 855-65 | pmid=3317731 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3317731  }} </ref><ref name="pmid27630971">{{cite journal |vauthors=Meethal AC, Pattamparambath M, Balan A, Kumar NR, Sathyabhama S |title=Actinomycotic Osteomyelitis of the Maxilla - A Delusive Presentation |journal=J Clin Diagn Res |volume=10 |issue=7 |pages=ZJ01–3 |year=2016 |pmid=27630971 |pmc=5020198 |doi=10.7860/JCDR/2016/19171.8086 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25280832">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shikino K, Ikusaka M, Takada T |title=Cervicofacial actinomycosis |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=30 |issue=2 |pages=263 |year=2015 |pmid=25280832 |pmc=4314475 |doi=10.1007/s11606-014-3001-z |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28202870">{{cite journal |vauthors=Higashi Y, Nakamura S, Ashizawa N, Oshima K, Tanaka A, Miyazaki T, Izumikawa K, Yanagihara K, Yamamoto Y, Miyazaki Y, Mukae H, Kohno S |title=Pulmonary Actinomycosis Mimicking Pulmonary Aspergilloma and a Brief Review of the Literature |journal=Intern. Med. |volume=56 |issue=4 |pages=449–453 |year=2017 |pmid=28202870 |doi=10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7620 |url=}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
'''Cervicofacial actinomycosis'''
!Type
The symptoms of cervicofacial actinomycosis include:
!History
*Tender swollen lumps on cheeks or neck during initial stages and later become hard and painless.
!Symptoms
|-
|'''[[Cervicofacial actinomycosis]]'''
|
* Poor [[oral]] hygiene or dental caries
* Periodontal [[disease]]
* [[Osteonecrosis]] (due to bisphosphonates or radiation therapy)
|
*Tender swollen lumps on [[cheeks]] or [[neck]] during initial stages and later become hard and painless.
*[[Fever]]  
*[[Fever]]  
*Difficulty chewing due to stiffness of jaw
*Difficulty chewing due to [[stiffness]] of [[jaw]]
*Sinus tracts on the lumps which drain yellow granular material
*[[Sinus]] tracts on the [[Lump|lumps]] which drain yellow granular material
*Reddish or bluish discoloration of skin over the lump
*Reddish or bluish discoloration of [[skin]] over the lump
 
|-
'''Thoracic actinomycosis'''
|'''[[Thoracic actinomycosis]]'''
The symptoms of thoracic actinomycosis include:
|History of [[aspiration]] ([[seizure]] disorder, [[alcoholism]], and poor [[dental hygiene]])
*Fever
|
*Fatigue
*[[Fever]]
*Weight loss
*[[Fatigue]]
*Loss of appetite
*[[Weight loss]]
*Chest pain
*[[Loss of appetite]]
*Shortness of breath
*[[Chest pain]]
*[[Shortness of breath]]
*Sinus tracts which drain yellow granular material
*Sinus tracts which drain yellow granular material
 
|-
'''Abdominal actinomycosis'''
|'''Abdominal actinomycosis'''
The symptoms of abdominal actinomycosis include:
|
*Fever
* [[Abdominal surgery]]
*Fatigue
* Perforated [[viscus]], [[mesenteric vascular insufficiency]], or ingestion of foreign bodies
*Change in bowel habits (constipation or diarrhea)
|
*Abdominal pain  
*[[Fever]]
*Nausea and vomiting
*[[Fatigue]]
*Mass or lump in the abdomen
*Change in [[bowel]] habits ([[constipation]] or [[diarrhea]])
*[[Abdominal pain]]
*[[Nausea and vomiting]]
*[[Mass]] or [[lump]] in the [[abdomen]]
*Sinus tracts which drain yellow granular material
*Sinus tracts which drain yellow granular material
 
|-
'''Pelvic actinomycosis'''
|'''Pelvic actinomycosis'''
*
|IUD (intrauterine device)
|
*Mild [[fever]]
*[[Lower abdominal pain]]
*[[Fatigue]]
*[[Loss of appetite]]
*Mass or lump in the pelvis
|-
|'''[[Central nervous system actinomycosis|CNS actinomycosis]]'''
|[[Trauma]]
|
* [[Headache]]
* [[Nausea and vomiting]]
* [[Dizziness]]
* [[Seizures]]
* [[Fever]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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Overview

Actinomycosis can present with diverse clinical presentation, which include systemic flu-like symptoms and symptoms due to focal involvement of organs by the bacteria.

Symptoms

Symptoms of actinomycosis include :[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Type History Symptoms
Cervicofacial actinomycosis
  • Tender swollen lumps on cheeks or neck during initial stages and later become hard and painless.
  • Fever
  • Difficulty chewing due to stiffness of jaw
  • Sinus tracts on the lumps which drain yellow granular material
  • Reddish or bluish discoloration of skin over the lump
Thoracic actinomycosis History of aspiration (seizure disorder, alcoholism, and poor dental hygiene)
Abdominal actinomycosis
Pelvic actinomycosis IUD (intrauterine device)
CNS actinomycosis Trauma

References

  1. ↑ Bonnefond S, Catroux M, Melenotte C, Karkowski L, Rolland L, Trouillier S, Raffray L (2016). "Clinical features of actinomycosis: A retrospective, multicenter study of 28 cases of miscellaneous presentations". Medicine (Baltimore). 95 (24): e3923. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000003923. PMC 4998488. PMID 27311002.
  2. ↑ Sung HY, Lee IS, Kim SI, Jung SE, Kim SW, Kim SY, Chung MK, Kim WC, Oh ST, Kang WK (2011). "Clinical features of abdominal actinomycosis: a 15-year experience of a single institute". J. Korean Med. Sci. 26 (7): 932–7. doi:10.3346/jkms.2011.26.7.932. PMC 3124725. PMID 21738348.
  3. ↑ Choi MM, Baek JH, Beak JH, Lee JN, Park S, Lee WS (2009). "Clinical features of abdominopelvic actinomycosis: report of twenty cases and literature review". Yonsei Med. J. 50 (4): 555–9. doi:10.3349/ymj.2009.50.4.555. PMC 2730619. PMID 19718405.
  4. ↑ Smego RA (1987). "Actinomycosis of the central nervous system". Rev Infect Dis. 9 (5): 855–65. PMID 3317731.
  5. ↑ Meethal AC, Pattamparambath M, Balan A, Kumar NR, Sathyabhama S (2016). "Actinomycotic Osteomyelitis of the Maxilla - A Delusive Presentation". J Clin Diagn Res. 10 (7): ZJ01–3. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/19171.8086. PMC 5020198. PMID 27630971.
  6. ↑ Shikino K, Ikusaka M, Takada T (2015). "Cervicofacial actinomycosis". J Gen Intern Med. 30 (2): 263. doi:10.1007/s11606-014-3001-z. PMC 4314475. PMID 25280832.
  7. ↑ Higashi Y, Nakamura S, Ashizawa N, Oshima K, Tanaka A, Miyazaki T, Izumikawa K, Yanagihara K, Yamamoto Y, Miyazaki Y, Mukae H, Kohno S (2017). "Pulmonary Actinomycosis Mimicking Pulmonary Aspergilloma and a Brief Review of the Literature". Intern. Med. 56 (4): 449–453. doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7620. PMID 28202870.

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