Pulmonary actinomycosis

Pulmonary actinomycosis is a chronic purulent granulomatous disease caused by the infection of the lungs by anaerobic Israeli actinomycetes. The lesions are characterized by multiple abscesses and sinus formation, and the secretion contains sulfur yellow granule pus, which is prone to fibrosis. Cervical, facial and thoracoabdominal lesions account for about 1/3. Lungs suffer from an actinomycosis infection, called pulmonary actinomycosis. This bacterium is a permanent bacterium in the oral cavity, dental caries and tonsil crypts of normal people. Most are caused by poor oral hygiene and inhalation of secretions containing actinomycete particles. Can also come from the spread of blood or direct spread of abdominal lesions.

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