Actinomycosis in human is most commonly caused by Actinomyces israelii [1,3,21–26] which is an endogenous commensal present in the oral and GI-tract flora. [9,10,12,22,27] Actinomycetes ...

Actinomycotic infection leads to the formation of a granulomatous lesion, with overproduction of fibrous and connective tissue. Suppuration is usually limited in degree; multiple interconnected ...

It’s a bacterium called actinomyces. This organism normally lives in the mouth and colon and sometimes the vagina. ... The infection hasn’t come back, and Williams is hopeful that it won’t.

Actinomycosis: A chronic bacterial infection characterised by the formation of abscesses, fibrosis, and draining sinuses primarily due to Actinomyces spp. Sulphur granules: ...

Diagnosis: Cervicofacial actinomycosis. Our patient’s dental sinus was a form of cervicofacial actinomycosis, the most common Actinomyces infection in humans. Cervicofacial actinomycosis (or ...

Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Ludwig angina occurs when a bacterial infection in your teeth or jaw causes symptoms like tongue swelling, tooth pain, neck pain, and difficulty breathing ...

Ruth Tunnicliff, The Organism of Actinomyces-Like Tonsillar Granules, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 38, No. 4 (Apr., 1926), pp. 366-370 ...

Background: Primary gastric actinomycosis is extremely rare, the appendix and ileocecal region being the most commonly involved sites in abdominopelvic actinomycosis. Herein, we report a case of ...