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Pathophys and Cause ⬇

Cause:Actinomyces spp.

Pathophys:"Lumpy jaw disease" in cattle

Signs and Symptoms ⬆ ⬇

Sx: Submaxillary gland swelling; occasionally IUD-associated PID (Jama 1982;247:1149); gastroenteritis

Complications ⬆ ⬇

Abscesses

Lab and Xray ⬆ ⬇

Lab:

Bact: Anaerobe; gram-positive branching forms

Path: "Sulfur" granules in affected tissues

Treatment ⬆

Rx:Penicillin po, or tetracycline, or streptomycin, or clindamycin; typically not less than 6 weeks’ duration