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Actinomycosis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex.

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1986 Dec;112(12):1293-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87026270
Yeager BA; Hoxie J; Weisman RA; Greenberg MS; Bilaniuk LT

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.
Keywords: Actinomycosis/*ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY Adult AIDS-Related Complex/*COMPLICATIONS Case Report Face Human Male Neck Opportunistic Infections/*ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY Tomography, X-Ray Computed JOURNAL ARTICLE

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