Actinomycosis
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Actinomycosis | |
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A patient with Actinomycosis on the right side of the face. | |
ICD-10 | A42 |
ICD-9 | 039 |
DiseasesDB | 145 |
MeSH | D000196 |
Actinomycosis Microchapters |
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Actinomycosis On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Actinomycosis |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Causative organism
Symptoms
- Cervicofacial Actinomycosis (55%)
- Thoracic Actinomycosis
- Lungs
- Pleura
- Mediastinum
- Chest wall (aspiration, extension of cervicofacial disease, transdiaphragmatic or retroperitoneal spread)
- Clinical picture of tuberculosis (TB) or malignancy
- Abdominal and Pelvic Actinomycosis
- Following:
- Penetrating trauma
- Gut perforation
- Surgical manipulation
- Ileocecal predilection
- Confused with:
- TB
- Ameboma
- Chronic appy
- Regional enteritis
- Carcinoma
- Intrauterine devices (IUD’s)
- Confused with:
- Following:
- Central Nervous System (CNS)
Pharmacotherapy
- In vitro susceptible to:
- Penicillin
- Chloramphenicol
- The tetracyclines
- Erythromycin
- Clindamycin
- Imipenem
- Streptomycin
- The cephalosporins
- Prolonged treatment (6-12 months)
Surgery and Device Based Therapy
- Surgery often required for disease of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, and central nervous system (CNS)
References
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Acknowledgements
The content on this page was first contributed by: Dr. Steve Wiviott
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