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Actinomyces infection of the mastoid: a rare entity

Subha ST 1 , Raman R 2 , Cheah PL 3 , Soo Hoo TS 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 S T Subha, MS (ORL). Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaya, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang 53000, Kuala Lumpur
  • 2 R Raman, MS (ORL). Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Malaya Medical Centre, 50603, Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 P L Cheah, FRCPath. Department of Pathology, University Malaya Medical Centre, 50603, Kuala Lumpur
  • 4 T S Soo Hoo, PhD Micro. Department of Pathology, University Malaya Medical Centre, 50603, Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 2004 Dec;59(5):680-1.
PMID: 15889574

Abstract

A rare case of mastoid infection caused by actinomyces israelii is presented. This patient underwent exploratory mastoidectomy followed by long term oral pencillin. She responded well to the treatment and has been asymptomatic on follow up to date.

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