Oral Actinomycosis in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Unique Clinical Insight
Diagnosing Actinomyces infections can be challenging due to their varied clinical presentations and similarity to malignant lesions. Despite its rarity, actinomycosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ulcerated palatal lesions, especially in immunocompromised patients.
Authors
- Gabriela Barbosa Bisson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4157-0646)
- Maria Paula Siqueira de Melo Peres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4698-3976)
- R. B. Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2487-5376)
- Osny Ferreira Júnior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5813-3127)
- Juliana Bertoldi Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7787-4062)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Special Care in Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/scd.70061
- Primary Topic
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo