Actinomycotic infection of the tonsils: a case report and review of the literature

Kaipuzha, Ramiya Ramachandran; Bakshi, Satvinder Singh; Gopalakrishnan, S.; Govindarajan, Arunkumar

doi:10.4103/ijofb.ijofb_19_17

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“…They found that Actinomyces resulted in massive unilateral tonsillar hypertrophy mimicking a tumor. Similarly, Kaipuzha et al and Rasić et al found that Actinomyces could cause unilateral tonsillar hypertrophy, thus causing tonsillar asymmetry [8,12,39].…”

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“…The influence of Actinomyces on the occurrence of pathological processes in the palatine tonsils has been analyzed for many years [1][2][3][4]8,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. Confirmation of the relationship between the presence of tonsillar Actinomyces and the prevalence of postoperative bleeding, increased postoperative pain, or the need for postoperative antibiotic therapy associated with surgical site infection could allow the implementation of appropriate prophylactic measures.…”

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“…However, these bacteria can sometimes be an etiological factor in the development of infections [5]. They can penetrate soft tissues, leading to infection which is favored by hypoxia associated with inflammation resulting from trauma, surgery, cancer, or another infectious disease [2,[7][8][9][10]. Actinomycosis can involve all tissues and organs [11].…”

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The Clinical Significance of Tonsillar Actinomyces in Histopathological Samples after Tonsillectomy

Zięba,

Miśkiewicz-Orczyk,

Misiołek

et al. 2023

Pathogens

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Background: Actinomyces is a genus of Gram-positive anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria with a branched filamentous shape. Their presence in tonsil tissue is usually determined by histopathological examination. In the crypts of removed tonsils, they have a prevalence ranging from 0.8% to 61.6%. The role of Actinomyces in diseases of the palatine tonsils is not clearly defined. The aim of the study was to determine the importance of Actinomyces in the pathology of palatine tonsils and to assess the impact of these bacteria on the clinical data. Methods: the retrospective analysis of the histopathological findings of patients undergoing tonsillectomy in our hospital from January 2017 to the end of December 2019 was performed in terms of the occurrence of Actinomyces. The data were collected based on the medical history. The study included 481 patients aged 3–82 years. From the study group, 100 adult patients were randomly selected, and a telephone survey was conducted. The questions included the co-occurrence of bronchial asthma, halitosis, tonsilloliths, and cigarette smoking. The questions were related to the complications following tonsillectomy and the severity of postoperative pain. Existence of a relationship was investigated between occurrence of tonsillar Actinomyces and age, sex, body mass index, and medical condition (obstructive sleep apnea, chronic palatine tonsillitis), respectively. The size of the removed tonsils was assessed and compared depending on the presence of the bacteria. Results: patients aged 18 years and older had a higher probability of presenting Actinomyces. The estimated odds ratio for the presence of the bacteria per year of age was 1.023 [1.007, 1.041]. No statistically significant results were found for the other variables. The co-occurrence of the bacteria and halitosis was close to statistical significance (p = 0.064). Conclusions: multivariate analysis of the role of Actinomyces in tonsillar pathology showed that these microorganisms should be considered saprophytes of the oropharyngeal microflora that had no significant relationship with the pathology of palatine tonsils. Further studies on their influence on halitosis are warranted.

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