Cervico-facial actinomycosis: Epidemiological and clinical comments

American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-208

  Tortorici, Silvia ^a,b   Burruano, Francesco ^a   Buzzanca, Maria Lidia ^a   Difalco, Paolo ^a   Daniela, Cabibi ^a   Emiliano, Maresi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Cervicofacial bacterial tumour; Differential diagnosis; Skin fistula

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEITIS; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52949151120     PISSN: 15536203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajidsp.2008.204.208     Document Type: Article

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