A Cause for Recurrent Cough: Tonsillar Actinomycosis

The relationship between the presence of chronic cough and repeated episodes of tonsillitis due to tonsillar actinomycosis has been discussed in this article

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Objective & Hypothesis:Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection in human beings that can affect cervicofacial, abdominal and thoracic areas.

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Key Findings & Data:In this case report, a decrease has been detected in the complaints of postoperative cough of the patient treated with tonsillectomy due to repeated episodes of tonsillitis and reported as tonsillar actinomycosis as a result of postoperative pathology.

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Conclusion & Impact:The relationship between the presence of chronic cough and repeated episodes of tonsillitis due to tonsillar actinomycosis has been discussed in this article

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection in human beings that can affect cervicofacial, abdominal and thoracic areas. Despite being one of the host bacteria of the oral flora, it may gain pathogenicity by the effect of predisposing factors and may show different clinical pictures. In this case report, a decrease has been detected in the complaints of postoperative cough of the patient treated with tonsillectomy due to repeated episodes of tonsillitis and reported as tonsillar actinomycosis as a result of postoperative pathology. It is suggested that the pathology of tonsillar actinomycosis may be found in etiology of chronic cough. The relationship between the presence of chronic cough and repeated episodes of tonsillitis due to tonsillar actinomycosis has been discussed in this article

Özet

Aktinomikoz insanda servikofasiyal, abdominopelvik ve torasik bölgeleri etkileyebilen bakteriyel bir enfeksiyondur. Ağız florasının konak bakterilerinden olmasına rağmen predispozan faktörlerin etkisi ile patojenite kazanabilir ve farklı klinik tablolar gösterebilir. Bu olgu sunumuzda tekrarlayan tonsillit atağı ve hipertrofisi nedeniyle tonsillektomi yapılan ve postoperatif patoloji sonucu tonsiller aktinomiçes olarak raporlanan hastada postoperatif öksürük şikayetinin azaldığını tespit ettik. Kronik öksürük etyolojisinde tonsiller aktinomiçes patolojisinin de bulunabileceğini düşünmekteyiz. Bu makalede tonsiller aktinomiçes ile tekrarlayan tonsillit atağı ve kronik öksürük varlığı arasındaki ilişki vurgulanmıştır

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TURAN, M., DEMİRAY, U., KALKAN, F., BULUT, G., BOZAN, N., GÜR, M. H., YILDIZ, H. (2016). A Cause for Recurrent Cough: Tonsillar Actinomycosis. Van Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 1, 98–100. https://ajindex.com/articles/334714

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