Actinomyces turicensis: An unusual cause of cervicofacial actinomycosis presenting as ludwig angina in an immunocompromised host - Case report and literature review

Actinomyces is an anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus that is known to cause chronic granulomatous infections. Common risk factors predisposing patients to this life-threatening infection are recent dental procedures, immunosuppression from malignancy, or history of smoking and alcohol use. Actinomyce...

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Autores principales: Vassa, Nirali, Mubarik, Ateeq, Patel, Dharti, Muddassir, Salman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6806453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31656739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00636

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6806453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31656739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00636

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