2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcws.2009.06.004
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Primary Actinomycosis of the Foot: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract: Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive, suppurative infection caused by gram-positive branching bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. The organism is a member of the oral and gastrointestinal microflora of humans. The disease actinomycosis most commonly occurs in 3 body regions: cervicofacial (55% of patients), abdominopelvic (20%), and pulmonothoracic (15%). Involvement of other parts of the body is uncommon and usually secondary to a lesion in one or the other of the above sites. Extremity disease can… Show more

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“…El rol de la inmunosupresión no está claro y es importante notar que la mayoría de los casos se presentan en personas inmunocompetentes. Es más frecuente en varones, entre 20-40 años 5 .…”
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“…El rol de la inmunosupresión no está claro y es importante notar que la mayoría de los casos se presentan en personas inmunocompetentes. Es más frecuente en varones, entre 20-40 años 5 .…”
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“…Al ser fagocitadas no pueden eliminarse y, por lo tanto, se definen como parásitos intracelulares facultativos similares a Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Esto explica la fuerte tendencia a causar una inflamación granulomatosa crónica de los tejidos blandos 5 .…”
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“…17 Disease is more frequent in males than in females (3,1). 17 It has been described in patients with immunodeficiency, but in most patients no underlying disease or immunosuppression is found. 13 No person-to person transmission has yet been documented.…”
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