title: [Actinomycosis: report of 21 cases. Experience of the Anatomy and Cytopathologic Pathology Laboratory of the Rabta Hospital].
abstract: Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease caused by an anaerobic Gram positive germ, Actinomyces. From 1994 to 1999, 21 cases of actinomycosis have been diagnosed in our laboratory. The main localisations were cervicofacial and gynecologic the diagnosis relies on histopathologic examination that shows actinomycosic granules.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital La Rabta, Bab Saadoun 1007 Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Khadija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bellil
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haouet
authors.forename: Latifa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ouertani
authors.forename: Sameh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
authors.forename: Saadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouraoui
authors.forename: Yosra
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zidi
authors.forename: Samia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatti
authors.forename: Moncef
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zitouna
authors.forename: Nidhameddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kchir
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Actinomycose: a propos de 21 cas. Expérience du laboratoire d'Anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques de l'hôpital la Rabta.