Acinetomycetes Flashcards
1
Q
Risk factors for acinetomyces?
A
Poor oral hygiene
Oral dental surgery
Trauma
IUCD use
2
Q
Most common actinomycetes specie?
A
A. israelii
3
Q
Infections caused by actinomycetes ?
A
- Non-contagious chronic infection
- Multiple abscesses
- Granuloma formation
- Tissue destruction
- Open draining sinuses
- Contiguous spread
- No tissue predilection (can affect any tissue)
4
Q
Most commonly infected sites
A
- Cervico-facial region
- Thorax
- Abdomen
- pelvic
- CNS
5
Q
Associated Oral Dx:
A
- Periodontal abscess
- Dental plaque
- Tonsillar crypts
