Actinomycosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-1986
Abstract
The first case, to our knowledge, of cervicofacial actinomycosis arising in a patient with evidence of infection by the human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type III, the causal agent of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is reported. Clinical uncertainty often exists in cases of actinomycosis due to the relative rarity of the disease, a clinical presentation that is compatible with a host of neoplastic and other infectious disorders, and difficulty in obtaining absolute bacteriologic documentation. Computed tomography was of interest in this case, since the radiographic findings could be correlated with pathophysiologic changes characteristic of this uncommon infection.
Volume
112
Issue
12
First Page
1293
Last Page
1295
ISSN
0886-4470
Published In/Presented At
Yeager, B. A., Hoxie, J., Weisman, R. A., Greenberg, M. S., & Bilaniuk, L. T. (1986). Actinomycosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex. Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, 112(12), 1293–1295. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1986.03780120057011
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
3768157
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article