Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity
A rare case of mastoid infection caused by actinomyces israelii is presented. This patient underwent exploratory mastoidectomy followed by long term oral pencillin. She responded well to the treatment and has been asymptomatic on follow up to date.
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| author | Subha, Sethu Thakachy Raman, Rajagopalan Cheah, Phaik Leng Soon, Tuck Soo Hoo |
| author_facet | Subha, Sethu Thakachy Raman, Rajagopalan Cheah, Phaik Leng Soon, Tuck Soo Hoo |
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| description | A rare case of mastoid infection caused by actinomyces israelii is presented. This patient underwent exploratory mastoidectomy followed by long term oral pencillin. She responded well to the treatment and has been asymptomatic on follow up to date. |
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| spelling | upm-129232015-07-29T01:38:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12923/ Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity Subha, Sethu Thakachy Raman, Rajagopalan Cheah, Phaik Leng Soon, Tuck Soo Hoo A rare case of mastoid infection caused by actinomyces israelii is presented. This patient underwent exploratory mastoidectomy followed by long term oral pencillin. She responded well to the treatment and has been asymptomatic on follow up to date. Malaysian Medical Association 2004-12 Article NonPeerReviewed Subha, Sethu Thakachy and Raman, Rajagopalan and Cheah, Phaik Leng and Soon, Tuck Soo Hoo (2004) Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 59 (5). pp. 680-681. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2004/v59n5/Actinomyces_Infection.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Subha, Sethu Thakachy Raman, Rajagopalan Cheah, Phaik Leng Soon, Tuck Soo Hoo Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity |
| title | Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity |
| title_full | Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity |
| title_fullStr | Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity |
| title_short | Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity |
| title_sort | actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12923/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12923/ |