Pyogenic granuloma associated with Actinomyces israelii

• Main Authors: Kayo Kuyama (Author), Kenji Fukui (Author), Eriko Ochiai (Author), Masanobu Wakami (Author), Hirotaka Oomine (Author), Yan Sun (Author), Miyuki Morikawa (Author), Kimiharu Iwadate (Author), Hirotsugu Yamamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Peculiar findings of orofacial actinomycosis mimicking the clinical appearance of a tumor of the upper gingiva are reported. An 83-year-old man with bleeding of the gingiva visited our hospital. The clinical diagnosis was a benign gingival tumor, and the lesion was surgically removed. Histologically...