(99m)Tc-UBI 29-41 bone SPECT/CT scan in craniofacial Actinomyces israelii: Misdiagnosis of cranial bone tumor – A case report

BACKGROUND: Actinomycosis is a rare infection, frequently misdiagnosed as a neoplasia. This chronic and granulomatous disease is caused by Actinomyces israelii species. Cervicofacial actinomycosis occurs in 60% of cases and the diagnosis is commonly made by histopathology study. CASE DESCRIPTION: We...

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Published in:Surg Neurol Int
Main Authors: la Cerda-Vargas, María F. De, Rangel, José Antonio Candelas, Mata, Elizabeth Meza, Ramírez-Cárdenas, Araceli, Sandoval-Bonilla, Bayron A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Scientific Scholar 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7771506/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33408927
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_684_2020
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