Asymptomatic subcutaneous cervical mass due to Actinomyces odontolyticus infection in a pyriform sinus fistula

Pediatr Int. 2017 Aug;59(8):941-942. doi: 10.1111/ped.13321. Epub 2017 Jun 23.

Ryu Yanagisawa^{1

2

3}, Kisei Minami⁴, Noriko Kubota^{1

5}, Tamaki Iwade⁶, Yoshifumi Ogiso⁷

¹ Life Science Research Center, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
² Division of Blood Transfusion, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
³ Center for Advanced Cell Therapy, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
⁴ Department of General Pediatrics, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
⁵ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
⁷ Department of Clinical Pathology, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: 16S rRNA; Actinomyces odontolyticus; actinomycosis; pyriform sinus fistula; sulfur granule.

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