Intracranial actinomycosis of odontogenic origin masquerading as auto-immune orbital myositis: a fatal case and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Actinomycetes can rarely cause intracranial infection and may cause a variety of complications. We describe a fatal case of intracranial and intra-orbital actinomycosis of odontogenic origin with a unique presentation and route of dissemination. Also, we provide a review of the current l...

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Autores principales: Hötte, G. J., Koudstaal, M. J., Verdijk, R. M., Titulaer, M. J., Claes, J. F. H. M., Strabbing, E. M., van der Lugt, A., Paridaens, D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31477035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4408-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31477035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4408-2

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