Actinomycosis
A rare bacterial infectious disease characterized by a chronic granulomatous infection by Actinomyces species which are commensals in the human gastrointestinal and urogenital tract and oropharynx. Corresponding to the affected site the disease presents as cervicofacial respiratory tract genitourinary tract digestive tract central nervous system or cutaneous actinomycosis and leads to the formation of abscesses and fistulae in the respective region.
Data from Orphanet are used to provide information on a disease's name, synonym(s), and overview.
Reference: Access aggregated data from Orphanet at Orphadata.
Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version April 2024
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