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KMID : 0361020060490090949
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2006 Volume.49 No. 9 p.949 ~ p.951
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A Case of Submandibullar Sialolithiasis due to Actinomycosis
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Actinomycosis is an uncommon disease caused by actinomyces species, which are gram-positive anaerobic bacteria with filamentous appearance. Actinomyces israelii is the most common pathogen resulting in actinomycotic infection. The infection usually presents 3 distinct localizations: cervicofacial, thoracic, abdomino-pelvic. Cervicofacial actinomycosis accounts for about 50% of the cases. The sulfur granule defines the pathognomic pathologic finding of actinomycosis, but it has been reported in only 40% of cases. We report on a case of submandibular sialolithiasis that occurred due to antinomycosis in a 50-year old male patient.
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