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HEAD AND NECK: HN18. L. EL ASSASSE, S. BOUTACHALI, F. AMRAOUI, T. AMIL, S. CHAOUIR, A. DARBI. MANDIBULAR ACTINOMYCOSIS: A REPORT OF TWO CASES. Radiology service, Military hospital, Rabat, Morocco. Introduction: .
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L. EL ASSASSE, S. BOUTACHALI, F. AMRAOUI, T. AMIL, S. CHAOUIR, A. DARBI MANDIBULAR ACTINOMYCOSIS: A REPORT OF TWO CASES • Radiology service, Military hospital, Rabat, Morocco
Introduction: • The mandibular actinomycosis is a rare condition, usually secondary to tooth extraction, mucous wound or mandibular fracture. • We report in this work two cases of mandibular actinomycosis explored by orthopantomogram and facial CT and whose diagnosis is confirmed by histology.
Observation and results: • These two patients aged 26 and 60 years, both having a history as a dental extraction with delayed mucosal healing, having presented a mandibular pain with perimandibular tumefaction. • Radiological aspects were not specific with uni or multigeodic osteolysis.
Observation and results: • A wide excision was indicated for them with empiric antibiotic therapy. • Pathological examination of surgical specimens revealed actinomycotic osteitis.
Observation and results: Case 1: Orthopantomogram showing a left pre-angular osteolytic lesion.
Observation and results: Case 1: Facial CT showing well defined multilocular osteolytic lesion in the horizontal branch of left mandible.
Observation and results: Case 2: Orthopantomogram showing a left parasymphyseal unigeodic osteolytic lesion.
Discussion: • The cervicofacial actinomycosis is a rare infectious disease whose incidence is estimated at 5 per 100,000 people. • It is most frequent in adults between 20 and 60 years with sex ratio 3 males to 1 female . • It is caused by germs long regarded as intermediate between fungi and bacteria but which proved to be true bacteria: Actinobacteria or actinomycetes . • Involvement of the head and neck region is the most frequent (50 to 75% of cases), thoracic and abdominal locations are rarer.
Discussion: • Contributing factors sometimes found are poor oral hygiene, oral trauma or surgery , dental procedures and salivary lithiasis. • Chronic tonsillitis, mastoiditis, and otitis are also important risk factors for actinomycosis.
Discussion: • The radiological signs of actinomycotic osteitis are not specific. • Involvement may be osteolytic (uni or multigeodic) or osteoblastic. • The severe forms of mandibular actinomycosis can develop into the skull base or cervical spine.
Discussion: • Diagnosis is histological. • Treatment consists of prolonged antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. • Prognosis depends on early diagnosis and treatment.
Conclusion: • The diagnosis of actinomycosis should be considered in patient with recurrent and chronic suppuration. • The appearance on imaging is not specific and the diagnosis of certainty is histological.
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