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Actinomycosis - Symptom
Alternative Names
Lumpy jaw
Symptoms:
- Draining sores in the skin, especially on the chest wall from lung infection with Actinomyces
- Fever
- Minimal or no pain
- Swelling or a hard, red to reddish-purple lump on the face or upper neck
- Weight loss
See also: Neck lumps
Signs and tests:
- Culture of the tissue or fluid shows Actinomyces species.
- Examination of drained fluid under a microscope shows "sulfur granules" in the fluid. They are yellowish granules made of clumped organisms.
- Examination under a microscope shows the Actinomyces species of bacteria.
- Reviewed last on: 11/1/2007
- Kenneth M. Wener, M.D., Department of Infectious Diseases, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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