Difference between revisions of "Actinomycetes"
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* ''Actinomyces'' may cause [[General Pathology - Chronic Inflammation#Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]]. | * ''Actinomyces'' may cause [[General Pathology - Chronic Inflammation#Granulomatous Inflammation|granulomatous inflammation]]. | ||
| − | ** E.g. ''Actinomyces bovis'' -the cause of [[Oral Cavity - Teeth#Mandibular Osteomyelitis|lumpy jaw]] and in [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]] | + | ** E.g. ''Actinomyces bovis'' -the cause of [[Oral Cavity - Teeth#Mandibular Osteomyelitis|lumpy jaw]] and in [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]], may extend to surrounding [[Muscles - inflammatory#Actinomyces bovis|muscles]] |
*''Actinomyces pyogenes'' in [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]] | *''Actinomyces pyogenes'' in [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]] | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 6 November 2007
- Cause peritonitis in dogs and peritonitis in cattle and peritonitis in pigs
- Nocardia is involved in peritonitis and pleuritis in dogs
- Micropolyspora faeni and Thermactinomyces vulgaris in Bovine Farmers Lung
- Thermactinomyces vulgaris may cause COPD
- Actinomyces may cause granulomatous inflammation.
- E.g. Actinomyces bovis -the cause of lumpy jaw and in osteomyelitis, may extend to surrounding muscles
- Actinomyces pyogenes in osteomyelitis
- In pyothorax
- Isolated from closed cases of Poll Evil and Fistulous Withers