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Actinomycosis is usually caused by an anaerobic (disliking oxygen) bacterium called Actinomyces israelii. This is a common and normally nonpathogenic (not disease-causing) organism found in the nose and throat.
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Actinomycosis
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(k´´tnmk´ss), chronic suppurative infection that occurs around the face and neck.
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Actinomycosis is a relatively rare infection occurring in one out of 300,000(1/300,000) people per year. It is characterized by the presence of a lump or mass that often forms, draining sinus tracts to the skin surface.
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Actinomycosis in the lungs causes lung cavities, lung nodules, and pleural effusions. The infection can cross the normal tissue boundaries of the chest producing for example, draining sinuses through the muscles and skin of the chest wall.
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Actinomycosis
Actinomycosis Pulmonary (Pulmonary Actinomycosis)
Acute Abdomen (Peritonitis)
Acute Acquired Cytomegalovirus Infection (Infectious Mononucleosis (CMV))
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papulonecrotic tuberculid; papulopustular; papulopustule; papulose; papulosis; papulosquamous; papulovesicle; papulovesicular; papyraceous; papyraceous scars; papyrine; papyrograph; papyrography; papyrus; par; para; para-actinomycosis; ...
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The list of infectious diseases goes on--diphtheria, listeriosis, botulism, gas gangrene, actinomycosis, dysentery, cholera, poliomyelitis, Colorado tick fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, malaria, giardiasis, trichinosis, hookworm--but, happily, ...
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