Actinomycosis of the jaws - Histopathological study of 45 patients shows significant involvement in bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis and infected osteoradionecrosis

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 451, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1009-1017

  Hansen, Torsten ^a   Kunkel, Martin ^a   Springer, Erik ^a   Walter, Christian ^a   Weber, Achim ^b   Siegel, Ekkehard ^a   Kirkpatrick, C James ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis; Infected osteoradionecrosis; Osteomyelitis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; EDETIC ACID; PARAFFIN;

ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BONE NECROSIS; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; JAW; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BONE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; DIPHOSPHONATES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36448979922     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-007-0516-2     Document Type: Article

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