Actinomycosis is the name applied to the condition resulting from invasion and growth in the body tissues of a micro-organism, the actinomyces. In 1877 Bollinger 3 described actinomycosis in ...

Actinomycosis is a rare and potentially serious type of infectious bacterial disease. It can pass through damaged body tissues inside the body, leading to swelling, inflammation, and multiple ...

In this report, a rare case of primary gastric actinomycosis diagnosed in a gastroscopic biopsy is discussed.

Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare bacterial lung infection. It is also known as thoracic actinomycosis. It isn't contagious. This condition mainly affects people between 30 and 60. It occurs more ...

Actinomycosis is caused by a family of bacteria called Actinomycetaceae that are usually found in the nose, throat, gastrointestinal and female genital tract.

Clinically, the latter may be difficult to differentiate from CD; the differential diagnosis can be made by anaerobic culture and histology. Actinomycosis can also complicate preexisting CD.

From an actinomyces-like tonsillar granule a weakly gram-positive flexible motile anaerobic organism has been isolated that produces in pure culture rosettes and test-tube brush-like forms similar to ...