Actinomycotic osteomyelitis of a long bone in an immunocompetent adult: a case report and literature review
BACKGROUND: Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic granulomatous disease caused by Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria that colonize the oral cavity. Cervicofacial actinomycosis is the most frequent clinical presentation of actinomycosis, but hematogenous osteomyelitis at distant sites can occur in rare inst...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6495508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31043170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2576-2 |