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Diseases Of The Skin by James Harry Sequeira, 1919

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A Woman's IUD Left Inside for 20 Years Was Covered by Bacteria That Caused Serious Infection

A Woman’s IUD Left Inside for 20 Years Was Covered by Bacteria That Caused Serious Infection

An intrauterine device (IUD) left in a woman for more than 20 years may have contributed to a nasty infection that sent her to the emergency room, doctors in Japan reported this week. The long-expired birth control device was found surrounded by bacteria that caused her months of fever and abdominal pain. Once the… Read more…

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Actinomycosis is a cattle disease that can be transmitted to humans, and an effective vaccine for it is penicillin

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Actinomycosis - What It Is, Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Actinomycosis – What It Is, Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Actinomycosis – What is, Causes, Symptoms and Treatments of this disease . In addition, Actinomycosis  is a  rare and transmissible bacterial infection . Most bacterial infections are limited to one region of the body , because bacteria are unable to penetrate body tissue.

Penetrating trauma or tissue bruising is required. However, it is not very common, but the disease ( infection) can move…

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Peritoneal pseudotumoral actinomycosis: A case report

Actinomycosis is a suppurative bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species. The majority of infections in humans are related to Actinomyces israelii. Abdomen is the third body site for the infection of actinomycosis (20%). If the circumstance of discovery is an abdominal mass, the local lesion needs to be differentiated from abdominal malignant neoplasia. The clinical and radiologic findings of actinomycosis are variable. Diagnosis preoperatively is rarely made due to variable clinical presentations and confusion often with tumor origin. The majority of cases are diagnosed after surgical intervention with resection of the lesion and histological examination. A 61-years-old man, without medical or surgical history, was admitted complaining of left abdominal pain for three months without bowel dysfunction. Physical examination showed a good general condition and no fever. Abdominal exam objectified a large tinder mass of the left upper quadrant fixed to the abdominal paw.

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This 60-year-old woman complained of swelling of the medial lower eyelid with discharge. Examination revealed inflammation of the lower canliculus with pus. The canal oculus was incised and curretaged multiple yellow concretions were expressed. The canaliculus was irrigated with antibiotic and treated with iodine application. This was a case of chronic canaliculitis caused by the bacteria Actinomyces Israeli. #canaliculitis #eyeinfection #actinomycosis #actinomycesisraelli #chuachungnen #canaliculitis #canaliculus #眼睛 #蔡钟能眼科医生 #isec @optimax @columbiahospital #penangoptimax #penang #kl #klioptimax #kualalumpur #kuchingoptimqx #isecsibu #sibuisec #miri #malaysiaeyespecialist #malaysiaeye #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist

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Actinomycosis in Dogs: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Actinomycosis in Dogs: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

You’re likely to be aware that infections may occur anytime, although you might not have heard of something known as actinomycosis. A fungal disease can be developed by any creature. Odds are, you’ve experienced some sort of infection. In case you are worried about your dog? Well, if there is no reason, it’s a fantastic idea to get knowledgeable about other infections and actinomycosis. In this…

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Actinomycosis of the face

While common in cattle (especially young weaned bulls and heifers), actinomycosis is rare in humans. It's an opportunistic infection, becoming entrenched while the immune system is compromised by disease or malnutrition, and when it becomes established inside the body (most often the chest) is often misdiagnosed as a neoplasm (neoplasm = "new growth" - a tumor).

On the face, it causes a slow-growing, lumpy surface, that ignores tissue layers, and creates sinuses (holes) that spontaneously heal and recur as the disease progresses.

While once thought to be a mycosis, or fungal infection (hence its name), actinomycosis is now known to be caused by anaerobic, gram-positive bacteria. As it's still a very uncommon condition in humans, actinomycosis has not developed much resistance to antibiotics, and is generally responsive to penicillin and amoxicillin. However, because the bacteria can become so entrenched in areas that do not receive high amounts of blood flow, the antibiotics must be continued for up to a year, if the disease has been present for a long time.

Diseases of the Skin. James H. Sequiera, 1919.