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Actinomycosis of the ventral tongue with successful laser ablation therapy: A case report.

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BACKGROUND We present a first case report of an Actinomycosis lesion of the ventral tongue. Actinomycosis of the tongue is an uncommon finding. CASE DESCRIPTION The 64-year-old female patient presented… Click to show full abstract

BACKGROUND We present a first case report of an Actinomycosis lesion of the ventral tongue. Actinomycosis of the tongue is an uncommon finding. CASE DESCRIPTION The 64-year-old female patient presented with a leukoplakic ventral tongue lesion. The diagnosis Actinomycosis was confirmed by histopathologic evaluation. The lesion was successfully treated with antibiotics and laser ablation therapy. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Diagnostic and therapeutic concerns are discussed. Clinicians are alerted to considering Actinomycosis within the differential diagnosis of leukoplakic tongue lesions.

Keywords: ventral tongue; laser ablation; tongue; actinomycosis; case report

Journal Title: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
Year Published: 2021

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