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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Main Authors: Subha, Sethu Thakachy, Raman, Rajagopalan, Cheah, Phaik Leng, Soon, Tuck Soo Hoo
Format: Article
Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2004
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12923/
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author Subha, Sethu Thakachy
Raman, Rajagopalan
Cheah, Phaik Leng
Soon, Tuck Soo Hoo
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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/