• Crohn disease is by far the most common cause, followed by tuberculosis and actinomycosis, both of which must be considered in the evaluation of the perianal fistula or fissure that does not heal or that recurs after appropriate treatment. (medscape.com)
  • Surgical management in actinomycosis has consisted of various treatment modalities, including excision of sinus tracts, drainage of the abscess cavities, removal of bulky infected masses, and irrigation and curettage of the osteomyelitic bony lesions. (medscape.com)
  • Th2-like responses (interleukin-10 and IL-4) were found in primary lesions and in draining Lymph nodes in S.somaliensis infection and after stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by M.mycetomatis antigens.Th1 responses are found in the acute phase of infection and in healthy endemic controls. (homeobook.com)
  • Jivoinovici R, Suciu I, Gheorghiu I, Suciu I. Clinical radiological aspects of primary endodontic lesions with secondary periodontal involvement. (paom.pl)
  • Actinomicosi Cervicofacciale 0 domande A form of ACTINOMYCOSIS characterized by slow-growing inflammatory lesions of the lymph nodes that drain the mouth (lumpy jaw), reddening of the overlying skin, and intraperitoneal abscesses. (lookformedical.com)
  • If the actinomycosis is recognized early, cervicofacial infection has a good prognosis with the use of antibiotics alone. (medscape.com)
  • Vandeplas C, Politis C, Van Eldere J, Hauben E. Cervicofacial actinomycosis following third molar removal: case-series and review. (medscape.com)
  • Cervicofacial Actinomycosis: Diagnosis and Management. (medscape.com)
  • Cervicofacial actinomycosis is characterized in the initial stages by soft-tissue swelling of the perimandibular area. (symptoma.com)
  • Actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infection that commonly occurs in the cervicofacial region. (medscape.com)
  • Any part of the cervicofacial site can be affected by actinomycosis infection. (medscape.com)
  • Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues that affects the lower limbs in more than 80% of cases. (homeobook.com)
  • Maggot debridement therapy as primary tool to treat chronic wound of animals. (ivsajournals.com)
  • The authors report a case of facial actinomycosis, which mimicked a cutaneous tumor both clinically and surgically in a 44-year-old woman with chronic renal failure and Hepatitis C viral infection. (medscape.com)
  • The authors describe an unusual case of a 44-year-old woman with chronic renal failure and Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection having primary cutaneous actinomycosis (PCA) of the left cheek. (medscape.com)
  • Histopathological examination of tissue biopsy revealed acute necrotizing and chronic inflammation. (medscape.com)
  • Cases of other less common etiologies: pulmonary amoebiasis, antiphospholipid syndrome, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, thoracic actinomycosis, invasive epidermoid carcinoma, cutaneous polyarteritis, and merkel cell carcinoma [4-10] have also been reported. (escholarship.org)
  • The major human pathogen for actinomycosis, A. israelii, was identified in two patients in 1878 and fully delineated by Israel ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The characteristic lesion of actinomycosis is an indurated area of multiple, small, communicating abscesses surrounded by granulation tissue. (merckmanuals.com)
  • The most common soft tissue lesion in the mesentery is a desmoid tumour. (sajr.org.za)
  • How do I code for a revision of a vaginal cuff with removal of granulation tissue and excision of suture due to extrusion of the permanent uterosacral sutures (gortex) one year post op? (augs.org)
  • Ulceration with no tendency to heal-with pale granulation tissue. (medcaretips.com)
  • Anal fistula in simple words is a tube or a tract lined by granulation tissue extending from the Anal canal to the skin around the anal opening. (drshashikantjadhav.com)
  • Infections of the spine can take the form of a primary infection of the spine or a spread of microorganisms originating from elsewhere in the body. (wheelessonline.com)
  • This chapter describes both primary and post-operative spinal infections. (wheelessonline.com)
  • Primary spinal infections are described as infections of the vertebrae that are not secondary to an operation. (wheelessonline.com)
  • Spine infections are rare infections that can involve the intervertebral disc space (discitis), the vertebral bones, the spinal canal or adjacent soft tissues. (wheelessonline.com)
  • Thirteen patients had pulmonary, cardiopulmonary or mediastinal disease, 4 had soft tissue infections, 2 had abdominal involvement, 2 had pelvic involvement, 1 had a brain abscess, and 1 other had bimicrobial bacteremia with Fusobacterium necrophorum . (cdc.gov)
  • However, in some cases actinomycosis can be locally destructive and progress to generalized infections, causing complications including abscess formation with risk of rupture, fistula formation, or spread to neighboring and distant organs. (medscape.com)
  • These soft tissues include subcutaneous tissues, the tongue, lymph nodes, lungs, and various tissues in the gastrointestinal tract. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pathology of various types of tumours in domestic animals (epithelial, connective tissue, hematopoietic tissue etc. (arawaliveterinarycollege.com)
  • The term sarcoma is applied to any connective-tissue tumour which exhibits malignant characters. (manual-of-surgery.com)
  • The essential structural feature is the predominance of the cellular elements over the intercellular substance or stroma, in which respect a sarcoma resembles the connective tissue of the embryo. (manual-of-surgery.com)
  • The typical sarcoma consists chiefly of immature or embryonic connective tissue. (manual-of-surgery.com)
  • It most frequently originates from fascia, intermuscular connective tissue, periosteum, bone-marrow, and skin, and forms a rounded or nodulated tumour which appears to be encapsulated, but the capsule merely consists of the condensed surrounding tissues, and usually contains sarcomatous elements. (manual-of-surgery.com)
  • The reticular dermis has blood vessels and connective tissue that supports the skin. (kd-group.ro)
  • Bacteria that masquerade as fungi: actinomycosis/nocardia. (medscape.com)
  • The infection is most commonly caused by abrasions on different soft tissues through which the bacteria, Actinobacillus lignieresii, enters. (wikipedia.org)
  • Infection is most probably acquired by traumatic inoculation of certain fungi or bacteria into the subcutaneous tissue. (homeobook.com)
  • Actinomycosis represents a very rare cause of anal suppurative disease that needs to be recognized, because it can be cured with very specific treatment. (medscape.com)
  • This tract is called fistula whose primary opening in inside the anal canal and secondary opeining is in the perianal skin. (starayurveda.com)
  • Fazeli MS, Bateni H. Actinomycosis: a rare soft tissue infection. (medscape.com)
  • Change in the condition of any one of the above factors or combination thereof can result in oral hard or soft tissue infection. (medscape.com)
  • Contact Precautions and Airborne if massive soft tissue infection with copious drainage and repeated irrigations required [154]. (cdc.gov)
  • Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection that spreads by direct extension and, rarely, hematogenously. (medscape.com)
  • Rarely, the infection spreads from primary sites, presumably by hematogenous seeding. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Infection spreads to contiguous tissues but only rarely hematogenously. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Another rare type affects the skin and bones, usually when the infection spreads from deeper tissues. (symptoma.com)
  • Wound healing by primary and secondary intention including growth factors. (arawaliveterinarycollege.com)
  • Many primary and secondary dermatoses present in such patterns involving specific body sites. (kd-group.ro)
  • Secondary involvement of the mesentery from tumours elsewhere is much more common than primary mesenteric neoplasms such as desmoid tumour, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMFT), and others. (sajr.org.za)
  • The treatment of actinomycosis may require extended antibiotic therapy and surgical interventions as pertinent. (medscape.com)
  • Surgical debridement or debulking of affected tissues may be required if the airway becomes obstructed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mouth actinobacillosis of cattle must be differentiated from actinomycosis that affects bone tissues of the maxilla. (wikipedia.org)
  • The injury results in different forms and locations of the disease depending on the location of the tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • Antibiotics are the primary course of treatment for pigs and horses affected by the disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Actinomycosis is a disease of antiquity, having most likely infected the jaw of a fossil rhinoceros ( 1 ) and the ribs of a man discovered in southeastern Ontario, Canada, who by radiocarbon dating lived 230 A.D. + 55 ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Actinomycosis is the most common infectious disease of kangaroos ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In summary, actinomycosis is still a disease that poses a considerable diagnostic challenge in clinical settings. (symptoma.com)
  • This infection results in a granulomatous inflammatory response in the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue, which can extend to the underlying bone. (homeobook.com)
  • [ 7 ] Additionally, the clinical and radiologic findings of actinomycosis are varied and may represent a challenge, owing to overlapping characteristics with other inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic entities. (medscape.com)
  • 3,5 Although a benign condition, pelvic actinomycosis erodes the damaged or weakened epithelium allowing the invasion of local structures thus mimicking malignancy and other pelvic inflammatory diseases. (npwomenshealthcare.com)
  • 4 Clinical features of genitourinary or pelvic actinomycosis may include unintentional weight loss, lower abdominal pain or discomfort, pelvic pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, or vaginal discharge. (npwomenshealthcare.com)
  • In chest radiology, reticular and linear opacification refers to a broad subgroup of pulmonary opacification caused by a decrease in the gas to soft tissue ratio due to a pathological process centered in or around the pulmonary interstitium. (kd-group.ro)
  • Although TB is the most common cause of bilateral upper- lobe infiltrates, these can also be seen in diseases such as silicosis, ankylosing spondylitis, or actinomycosis. (kd-group.ro)
  • Primary mesenteric solid neoplasms are rare and the majority of them are benign. (sajr.org.za)
  • The pressure that is created in the dive chamber allows the healing oxygen to permeate through all fluids, muscle, tissue, fat and bone through out the entire body. (tier1tc.com)
  • However, this organism has never been convincingly proven to cause actinomycosis in humans ( 4 ), nor has it ever been isolated from human mucosa or other human sources. (cdc.gov)
  • Cryopathy is the destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene. (medcaretips.com)
  • It is characterized by scrotum pain and redness with rapid progression to gangrene and sloughing of tissue. (lookformedical.com)
  • Although primary neoplasms arising in the mesentery are rare, the mesentery is a major avenue for the dissemination of tumours, which can spread through hematogenous, lymphatic, direct or peritoneal seeding. (sajr.org.za)
  • They are usually solitary in the first instance, although primary multiple growths are occasionally met with in the skin and in the bones. (manual-of-surgery.com)
  • Primary adenosarcomas arising in vaginal endometriosis are even more rarely reported. (scirp.org)
  • To our knowledge, this report is the sixth case that primary adenosarcomas arising in vaginal endometriosis. (scirp.org)
  • To the best of our knowledge, our case is the sixth case that primary adenosarcomas arising in vaginal endometriosis and it is the first case living without chemo-therapy or radiotherapy. (scirp.org)
  • The department is well equipped with microtome, automatic tissue processor, microscope and a clinical pathology laboratory. (arawaliveterinarycollege.com)
  • Photomicrograph of gram-positive organisms in actinomycosis, which may be confused with those causing a mycotic infection (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification X40). (medscape.com)
  • Amyloidosis (amyloid dystrophy) is a violation of protein metabolism, accompanied by the formation and deposition in the tissues of a specific protein-polysaccharide complex - amyloid. (weight-loss-easy.com)
  • These are most frequently situated in the lungs, except when the primary growth lies within the territory of the portal circulation, in which case they occur in the liver. (manual-of-surgery.com)
  • Alkalosis is an increase in the pH of the blood (and other body tissues) due to the accumulation of alkaline substances. (weight-loss-easy.com)
  • Methods: Here, we describe the case of a 52-years-old patient affected by an asymptomatic, tumor-like tongue swelling , then diagnosed as actinomycosis. (symptoma.com)
  • They demonstrate various contrast enhancement patterns including early peripheral enhancement because of vascular tissue ( Figure 1 ), delayed central enhancement of the fibrotic components, heterogenous, homogenous and absent enhancement. (sajr.org.za)
  • When there is a considerable amount of intercellular fibrous tissue, the tumour is called a fibro-sarcoma . (manual-of-surgery.com)