Actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infection primarily caused by anaerobic, Gram‐positive bacteria of the Actinomyces genus. Traditionally known for its cervicofacial presentation, recent ...

This 22-year-old was rarely sick until she suffered from several painful episodes. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The woman’s phone pinged, and she glanced down to see the message: “The bulge is bigger,” read ...

Our patient’s dental sinus was a form of cervicofacial actinomycosis, the most common Actinomyces infection in humans. Cervicofacial actinomycosis (or “lumpy jaw”) is typically a slowly progressive ...

Actinomycosis in human is most commonly caused by Actinomyces israelii [1,3,21–26] which is an endogenous commensal present in the oral and GI-tract flora. [9,10,12,22,27] Actinomycetes typically ...

ALTHOUGH actinomycosis has been described for over 70 years, its frequency and potential seriousness have not been given recognition in the American literature until quite recently. The first ...

This Gram's stain description is indicative of Actinomyces species. These anaerobic filamentous bacteria are endogenous flora of the oropharynx, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract (see ...