Maxillary Osteomyelitis by Actinomyces in a Child
ABSTRACT: Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species, which usually affect the soft tissues of the cervicofacial region of adult males. Clinically, it’s characterized by a slow-growing indurated mass, especially in the submandibular area. However, in a few cases,...
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oai:scielo:S0718-381X20180001000152018-05-03Maxillary Osteomyelitis by Actinomyces in a ChildNeto,Nicolau ConteCarvalho,Waldner Ricardo Souza deConceição,Salete Martins LimaSilva,Lucas Martins de Castro eVieira,Eduardo Hochuli actinomycosis osteomyelitis maxilla. ABSTRACT: Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species, which usually affect the soft tissues of the cervicofacial region of adult males. Clinically, it’s characterized by a slow-growing indurated mass, especially in the submandibular area. However, in a few cases, the jaws bones can be affected developing osteomyelitis characteristics. The aim of this paper is to report a rare clinical case of Actinomycotic Osteomyelitis affecting the maxilla of a child, involving the maxillary sinus, orbital and zygomatic areas that was treated by the association of antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. The patient’s 2 years follow-up was uneventful and no signs of the lesion recurrence.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de La Frontera. Facultad de MedicinaInternational journal of odontostomatology v.12 n.1 20182018-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2018000100015en10.4067/S0718-381X2018000100015 |
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ABSTRACT: Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species, which usually affect the soft tissues of the cervicofacial region of adult males. Clinically, it’s characterized by a slow-growing indurated mass, especially in the submandibular area. However, in a few cases, the jaws bones can be affected developing osteomyelitis characteristics. The aim of this paper is to report a rare clinical case of Actinomycotic Osteomyelitis affecting the maxilla of a child, involving the maxillary sinus, orbital and zygomatic areas that was treated by the association of antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. The patient’s 2 years follow-up was uneventful and no signs of the lesion recurrence. |
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Neto,Nicolau Conte Carvalho,Waldner Ricardo Souza de Conceição,Salete Martins Lima Silva,Lucas Martins de Castro e Vieira,Eduardo Hochuli |
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Neto,Nicolau Conte Carvalho,Waldner Ricardo Souza de Conceição,Salete Martins Lima Silva,Lucas Martins de Castro e Vieira,Eduardo Hochuli |
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Maxillary Osteomyelitis by Actinomyces in a Child |
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Maxillary Osteomyelitis by Actinomyces in a Child |
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Maxillary Osteomyelitis by Actinomyces in a Child |
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Maxillary Osteomyelitis by Actinomyces in a Child |
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Maxillary Osteomyelitis by Actinomyces in a Child |
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maxillary osteomyelitis by actinomyces in a child |
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Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina |
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