First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a child

Objectives. Actinomycosis in children has not been studied enough, the number of publications is limited. Actinomycosis of the knee joint is very rare, the disease mimics tuberculosis or malignant neoplasms, which can lead to late diagnosis and inadequate treatment. Materials and methods. We report...

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Main Authors:	O. P. Kozlova, N. V. Isaeva, Yu. L. Avdeenko, N. N. Klimko
Format:	Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Journal Infectology 2019-10-01
Series:	Žurnal Infektologii
Subjects:	actinomycosis actinomyces penicillins
Online Access:	https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/942

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spelling	doaj-89faba3de3ae4fb2b62e21c8e98d40452021-08-02T08:43:24ZrusJournal InfectologyŽurnal Infektologii 2072-67322019-10-0111313113510.22625/2072-6732-2019-11-3-131-135750First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a childO. P. Kozlova0N. V. Isaeva1Yu. L. Avdeenko2N. N. Klimko3North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. MetchnikovNorth-Western State Medical University named after I.I. MetchnikovNorth-Western State Medical University named after I.I. MetchnikovNorth-Western State Medical University named after I.I. MetchnikovObjectives. Actinomycosis in children has not been studied enough, the number of publications is limited. Actinomycosis of the knee joint is very rare, the disease mimics tuberculosis or malignant neoplasms, which can lead to late diagnosis and inadequate treatment. Materials and methods. We report on the first case of an 8-year-girl with actinomycosis knee. Diagnosis is based on histological examination. Results. Surgical resection of infected tissue and longterm antibiotic therapy for 4.5 months was effective in the treatment of pediatric patient with knee actinomycosis. In the scientific literature no such clinical case was found. Сonclusion. Case of successful treatment of pediatric patient with knee actinomycosis is presented for the first time.https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/942actinomycosisactinomycespenicillins
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title	First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a child
title_short	First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a child
title_full	First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a child
title_fullStr	First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a child
title_full_unstemmed	First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a child
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publisher	Journal Infectology
series	Žurnal Infektologii
issn	2072-6732
publishDate	2019-10-01
description	Objectives. Actinomycosis in children has not been studied enough, the number of publications is limited. Actinomycosis of the knee joint is very rare, the disease mimics tuberculosis or malignant neoplasms, which can lead to late diagnosis and inadequate treatment. Materials and methods. We report on the first case of an 8-year-girl with actinomycosis knee. Diagnosis is based on histological examination. Results. Surgical resection of infected tissue and longterm antibiotic therapy for 4.5 months was effective in the treatment of pediatric patient with knee actinomycosis. In the scientific literature no such clinical case was found. Сonclusion. Case of successful treatment of pediatric patient with knee actinomycosis is presented for the first time.
topic	actinomycosis actinomyces penicillins
url	https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/942
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First case of the succesful treatment of actinomicosis of the knee in a child

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