Actinomycosis--an unusual presentation.
We report an unusual presentation of orofacial actinomycosis mimicking the clinical appearance of a minor salivary gland tumour of the upper lip. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis and we think that the lesion was caused by infection of a mucocele of the upper lip by Actinomyces israelii, an oral commensal.
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Garston Health Centre, Liverpool.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor