Treatment of actinomycosis
For the treatment of actinomycosis are used: Penicillin, Co-trimoxazole.
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Tx #actinomycosis: penicillin. Alternatives: Ceftriaxone, doxycycline, macrolides, carbapenems
abdominal #actinomycosis can mimic TB, crohn, malignancy. chronic, indolent course w/ fatigue, fever, weight loss & abd pain. May present w/ palpable mass, visible sinus tracts, or fistulas
#actinomycosis produce a characteristic granulomatous inflammatory response w/ pus & abscess f/b necrosis & reactive fibrosis. Fistulation is common in late stages. May aggressively invade contiguous tissue, but mucosa seems to be uninvolved in many cases.
Tx #actinomycosis: penicillin.
Alternatives: Ceftriaxone, doxycycline, macrolides, carbapenems
abdominal #actinomycosis can mimic TB, crohn, malignancy. chronic, indolent course w/ fatigue, fever, weight loss & abd pain. May present w/ palpable mass, visible sinus tracts, or fistulas #IDskt
abdominal #actinomycosis normal flora of mouth, upper GI& genitals. Gram+ microaerophilic or obligatorily anaerobe produces granulomatous inflammation w/abscess f/b necrosis & reactive fibrosis. Fistulation in late stages. May invade contiguous tissue, but mucosa seems to be uninvolved mostly