A Case of Tongue Actinomycosis.
- Author:
Sun Man PARK
1
;
Cheol Hong KIM
;
Young Jin KIM
;
Jae Hyun KIM
;
Heungjeong WOO
;
In Gyu HYUN
;
Jung Weon SHIM
;
Jae Jung LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Actinomycosis; Tongue
- MeSH: Actinomyces; Actinomycosis; Bacteria; Biopsy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastrointestinal Tract; Granuloma; Humans; Lung; Mediastinum; Mouth; Rectal Neoplasms; Sulfur; Tongue; Ulcer
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2011;43(1):72-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Actinomyces israelii is a normal flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, and can cause chronic suppurative granuloma. We report here on a case of tongue actinomycosis. The patient was a 71-year old woman who had undergone surgery for rectal cancer 4 years previously. During the follow-up study using PET-CT, hypermetabolic activities were recognized at the lung hilum, mediastinum and tongue base. Bronchoscopic biopsy sample of the tongue base ulcer revealed histopathologically sulfur granule and aggregations of filamentous bacteria was diagnosed as actinomycosis of the tongue.
