Refractory actinomycosis of the humerus
Actinomycosis is a chronic, opportunistic infection caused by Actinomyces species, such as Actinomyces bacillus . Actinomycosis in long bones is very rare. To the best of our knowledge, isolated primary actinomycosis of the humerus is rarely reported in literature. We present a rare case of a refrac...
Main Authors: | Mariano O Abrego, Franco L De Cicco, Noelia B Montenegro, Jorge G Boretto, Pablo De Carli, Gerardo L Gallucci |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-01-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X17752852 |
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