Actinomyces—Gathering evidence of human colonization and infection

Hall, Val

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2007.12.001

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“…1,2 Actinomycosis is a chronic pulmonary infection caused by an Actinomyces species, with Actinomyces israelii being the most common pathogen. [3][4][5][6] Actinomyces are Gram-positive bacilli that are not acidfast, and produce branching, filamentous colonies that are round to oval in shape. 2,4,5,7 Actinomyces colonies produce sulfur granules that are yellowish in color.…”

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Broncholithiasis Secondary to Pulmonary Actinomycosis

Henry

Hinze²

2013

Respir Care

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We report a case of broncholithiasis secondary to pulmonary actinomycosis. Broncholithiasis has occasionally been reported in association with actinomycosis, but it is unclear if actinomycosis leads to lymph node calcification with subsequent erosion into the airway, producing a broncholith, or if an existing generic broncholith is secondarily colonized with Actinomyces. The patient had postobstruction pneumonia, and computed tomography showed calcified nodules obstructing the bronchus intermedius and distal necrotizing pneumonia. The nodules included sulfur granules containing Gram-positive branching filamentous organisms consistent with Actinomyces. The finding of Actinomyces throughout the broncholith is strong evidence that the etiology of the broncholithiasis was a primary pulmonary Actinomyces infection.

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Broncholithiasis Secondary to Pulmonary Actinomycosis

Henry

Hinze²

2013

Respir Care

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“…There are no descriptions of the actinomycosis of sacro-coccygeal and perianal region both in Russian and foreign literature. In recent years there has been marked the growth in the number of patients with this pathology, and treatment out of specialized medical centers leads to almost 100 % recurrence [9,11].…”

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Actinomycosis in coloproctology

Muravyev¹,

Piter²,

Konstantin³

et al. 2016

Medical news of the North Caucasus

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“…There are some studies related to the microscopic features of osteochemonecrosis, each with strengths and weaknesses [56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65]. Most of the specimens received in a Fig.…”

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Osteochemonecrosis: An Overview

Hellstein

2014

Head and Neck Pathol

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Actinomyces—Gathering evidence of human colonization and infection

Cited by 116 publications

References 67 publications

Broncholithiasis Secondary to Pulmonary Actinomycosis

Broncholithiasis Secondary to Pulmonary Actinomycosis

Actinomycosis in coloproctology

Osteochemonecrosis: An Overview

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