Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2006 Sep;49(9):949-951.
A Case of Submandibullar Sialolithiasis due to Actinomycosis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. lsj72@freechal.com
- 2Department of Pathology, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Abstract
- Actinomycosis is an uncommon disease caused by actinomyces species, which are gram-positive anaerobic bacteria with filamentous appearance. Actinomyces israelii is the most common pathogen resulting in actinomycotic infection. The infection usually presents 3 distinct localizations: cervicofacial, thoracic, abdomino-pelvic. Cervicofacial actinomycosis accounts for about 50% of the cases. The sulfur granule defines the pathognomic pathologic finding of actinomycosis, but it has been reported in only 40% of cases. We report on a case of submandibular sialolithiasis that occurred due to antinomycosis in a 50-year old male patient.
