Actinomycosis history and symptoms

Symptoms

 * Cervicofacial Actinomycosis (55%)
 * Acute painful pyogenic abscess or indolent angle-of-jaw mass
 * Thoracic Actinomycosis
 * Lungs
 * Pleura
 * Mediastinum
 * Chest wall (aspiration, extension of cervicofacial disease, transdiaphragmatic or retroperitoneal spread)
 * Clinical picture of tuberculosis (TB) or malignancy
 * Abdominal and Pelvic Actinomycosis
 * Following:
 * Penetrating trauma
 * Gut perforation
 * Surgical manipulation
 * Ileocecal predilection
 * Confused with:
 * TB
 * Ameboma
 * Chronic appy
 * Regional enteritis
 * Carcinoma
 * Intrauterine devices (IUD’s)
 * Central Nervous System (CNS)
 * Brain abscess
 * Meningitis
 * Meningoencephalitis
 * Subdural empyema