title: Actinomycosis of the tongue.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. dr.atahabibi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ataollah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Habibi
authors.forename: Jahanshah
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salehinejad
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saghafi
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mellati
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Habibi