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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial
Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Bacterial > Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Actinomycetales Infections > Actinomycosis > Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial

Preferred term

Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • bact infect, not fungal despite "-mycosis": = infect by genus ACTINOMYCES

Scope note

  • A form of ACTINOMYCOSIS characterized by slow-growing inflammatory lesions of the lymph nodes that drain the mouth (lumpy jaw), reddening of the overlying skin, and intraperitoneal abscesses.

In other languages

  • kaulan ja kasvojen aktinomykoosi

    Finnish

  • actinomycosis cervicofacialis
  • cervikofacial aktinomykos
  • kaulan ja kasvojen sädesienitauti
  • kervikofakiaalinen aktinomykoosi
  • kervikofakiaalinen sädesienitauti
  • servikofasiaalinen aktinomykoosi
  • servikofasiaalinen sädesienitauti
  • Strålsvampsjuka, hals-ansikte

    Swedish

  • Aktinomykos, cervikofacial

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000197

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