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Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review
Journal of infection in developing countries, 15 (2021), 6; 892-896. https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.13414
Skuhala, Tomislava; Vukelić, Dalibor; Desnica, Boško; Balen-Topić, Mirjana; Stanimirović, Andrija; Višković, Klaudija

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Skuhala, T., Vukelić, D., Desnica, B., Balen Topić, M., Stanimirović, A. & Višković, K. (2021). Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review. Journal of infection in developing countries, 15. (6), 892-896. doi: 10.3855/jidc.13414

Skuhala, Tomislava, et al. "Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review." Journal of infection in developing countries, vol. 15, no. 6, 2021, pp. 892-896. https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.13414

Skuhala, Tomislava, Dalibor Vukelić, Boško Desnica, Mirjana Balen Topić, Andrija Stanimirović and Klaudija Višković. "Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review." Journal of infection in developing countries 15, no. 6 (2021): 892-896. https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.13414

Skuhala, T., et al. (2021) 'Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review', Journal of infection in developing countries, 15(6), pp. 892-896. doi: 10.3855/jidc.13414

Skuhala T, Vukelić D, Desnica B, Balen Topić M, Stanimirović A, Višković K. Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review. Journal of infection in developing countries [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2024 November 08];15(6):892-896. doi: 10.3855/jidc.13414

T. Skuhala, D. Vukelić, B. Desnica, M. Balen Topić, A. Stanimirović and K. Višković, "Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review", Journal of infection in developing countries, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 892-896, 2021. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:257859. [Accessed: 08 November 2024]

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Title (english)Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review
AuthorTomislava Skuhala
AuthorDalibor Vukelić
AuthorBoško Desnica
AuthorMirjana Balen-Topić
AuthorAndrija Stanimirović
AuthorKlaudija Višković
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Health Studies
(Department of Laboratory and Radiological Diagnostics)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Infectology
Abstract (english)
Introduction: To review unusual actinomycosis cases that appeared as a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge at our institution and to present a literature review on the usual clinical presentations. Methodology: This retrospective review included all patients hospitalized for actinomycosis in a 10-year period at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, Zagreb, Croatia. Results: A total of 15 patients were hospitalized during the observed period, 9 (60%) females and 6 (40%) males. The localizations of actinomycosis were: pelvis (5), lungs (3), blood stream (2), colon (1), penis (1), stomach (1), skin (1), cervicofacial region (1). We present four unusual cases: subcutaneous actinomycotic abscess, actinomycosis of the stomach with underlying non-Hodgkin lymphoma, sepsis due to Actinomyces neslundii originated from chronic asymptomatic periapical tooth abscesses and actinomycosis of the distal part of the penile shaft. Conclusions: Actinomycosis was a very rare clinical problem in our clinical practice (0.032% of all hospitalizations and 0.0034% of all outpatients) but among those cases classical clinical presentations were also very rare.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeProfessional paper - Letter to the editor
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleJournal of infection in developing countries
Numberingvol. 15, no. 6, pp. 892-896
p-ISSN1972-2680
e-ISSN1972-2680
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.13414
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:257859
Publication2021
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