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Vol. 60. Issue 5.
Pages 372-374 (September - October 2009)
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Vol. 60. Issue 5.
Pages 372-374 (September - October 2009)
Tonsillar actinomycosis manifested as expectorated debris
Actinomicosis en lecho amigdalar manifestada como expectoración repetida de detritus
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Anna Soler Sendraa,
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, Francesc Xavier Subirana Pozob, Beatriz Consola Marotoa, Jordi Serra Carrerasb, Jordi Cuquet Pedragosaa
a Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General de Granollers, Granollers, Barcelona, Spain
b Unidad de Otorrinolaringología, Servicio de Cirugía General y Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Hospital General de Granollers, Granollers, Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract

Actinomycosis is a festering bacterial infection frequently affecting the cervicofacial area, for which the germs responsible are Gram-positive bacilli of Actinomyces sp. We present a case of atypical presentation of actinomycosis, in the shape of repetitive mass in the tonsillar fossa with complex therapeutic management.

Keywords:
Actinomycosis
Tonsillar fossa
Tonsillar debris
Surgical approach
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La actinomicosis es una infección bacteriana supurada que afecta frecuentemente al área cervicofacial, cuyos gérmenes causales son bacilos grampositivos del género Actinomyces sp. Exponemos un caso de presentación atípica de actinomicosis, en forma de masa recidivante en el lecho amigdalar con manejo terapéutico complejo.

Palabras clave:
Actinomicosis
Lecho amigdalar
Detritus amigdalar
Abordaje quirúrgico

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