%0 Journal Article
%T Actinomycosis of The Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma
%A Aniece Chowdary
%A Anirudh Kaul
%A Surinder Atri*
%J JK Science : Journal of Medical Education & Research
%D 2010
%I JK Science
%X Actinomycosis is a bacterial, suppurative chronic infectious disease caused by Actinomyces israelli.Actinomycotic infections of the cervicofacial region are not uncommon , however Actinomycosis of tongueis rare. A mass that may mimic both benign and malignant neoplasms can be seen at clinical presentationand may mislead the diagnosis. We report a patient who presented with a tumor like tongue mass causingspeech disturbance and difficulty in swallowing, diagnosed as actinomycosis
%K Actinomycosis
%K Tongue Mass
%U http://www.jkscience.org/archive/volume124/Actinomycosis%20of%20The%20Tongue%20A%20Diagnostic%20Dilemma.pdf