title: Cervicofacial Actinomycosis Mimicking Osseous Neoplasm: A Rare Case.
abstract: Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infectious disease caused primarily by Actinomyces israelli. Although they are normal inhabitants of the oral cavity, infection occurs when there is a breach in the mucosa allowing them access to the subcutaneous tissues. Poor oral hygiene, dental caries, recent dental extraction, oromaxillofacial trauma have been implicated as risk factors for actinomycosis. Cervicofacial actinomycosis is the most common form of this rare disease. Here, we are presenting a rare case of actinomycosis involving the parotid gland and coronoid process of mandible in a young child where diagnosis was made based on histopathological findings since the classical clinical manifestations of actinomycosis, were absent in the case.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research , Kolkata, India .
authors.forename: Rudra Prasad
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research , Kolkata, India .
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research , Kolkata, India .
authors.forename: Sanchita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research , Kolkata, India .
authors.forename: Sk Abdul
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mahmud
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research , Kolkata, India .
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhandari
keywords: Actinomycotic infection; Coronoid process; Histopathologic evaluation; Mandible; Parotid