title: A case of an unilateral tonsillar hypertrophy caused by actinomycosis.
abstract: The purpose of this report was to present an unusual case of an unilateral tonsillar hypertophy caused by actinomycosis. It is an infrequent bacterial infection nowadays. Only five such cases have been reported up to now. Diagnosis is difficult, because there are not specific diagnostic procedures. Medical treatment consists of surgical excision of tonsils and postoperative antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia. dejan_rasic@vektor.net
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rasić
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perić
authors.forename: Biserka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vukomanović-Durdević
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology*