Atypical presentation of actinomycosis: A giant ulcer of the base of the tongue

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-331

  Lin, Hsin Ching ^a,b   Yang, Chao Hui ^a   Friedman, Michael ^b,c   Lin, Jui Wei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Hypopharynx; Tongue base; Ulcer; Vallecula

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN V;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SORE THROAT; TONGUE ULCER; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 37049000437     PISSN: 10431810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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