A case report of cervicofacial actinomycosis

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 838-840

  Avijgan, Majid ^a   Shakeri, Heshmatollah ^b   Shakeri, Masihollah ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Bronchial cleft; Cervical mass; Cervicofacial

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NECK TUMOR; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN NODULE; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 78049405791     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60202-7     Document Type: Article

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