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Actinomycosis of the Tongue

Habibi Ataollah نويسنده , Salehinejad Jahanshah نويسنده , Saghafi Shadi نويسنده , Mellati Ehsan نويسنده , Habibi Mehdi نويسنده

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Actinomycotic infections are known to be associated with difficulties in making the diagnosis and treatment. Actinomycosis of the tongue is rare and of great importance, not only because it can mimic many other diseases, but also because the tongue itself has some histophysiologic features that make it resistant to infections. In this report, we present a case of lingual actinomycosis and discuss the predisposing factors as well as the diagnostic methods and therapeutic modalities.

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