. Atlas of clinical surgery; with special reference to diagnosis and treatment for practitioners and students. W). •a to l^ i» Actinomycosis ACTINOMYCOSIS INCIPIENS {Incijnent AcHnomycods) Plate XCII, Fig. PROGRESSIVA {Progressive Actirumycosis) Plate XCm, Fig. 116. Actinomycosis is a chronic infective disease causedby a fungus (actinomyces), which is called the ray-fungus on account of the radiating arrangement ofits mycelium. Actinomycosis was first described byLangenbeck, and later by Bollinger, in the form ofnew growths in the lower jaw of cattle and 1878
. Atlas of clinical surgery; with special reference to diagnosis and treatment for practitioners and students. W). •a to l^ i» Actinomycosis ACTINOMYCOSIS INCIPIENS {Incijnent AcHnomycods) Plate XCII, Fig. PROGRESSIVA {Progressive Actirumycosis) Plate XCm, Fig. 116. Actinomycosis is a chronic infective disease causedby a fungus (actinomyces), which is called the ray-fungus on account of the radiating arrangement ofits mycelium. Actinomycosis was first described byLangenbeck, and later by Bollinger, in the form ofnew growths in the lower jaw of cattle and 1878 Israel found yellow bodies in the pus from apatient who was supposed to have died of chronicpyaemia; the yellow bodies were found to be actino-myces. Later researches have shown that there aredifferent forms of actinomyces. The fungus is beststained with Levaditis silver nitrate method. The fungus is found in corn, straw and flour. Incountrymen who have the habit of chewing corn themouth may become infected; either through acarious tooth, leading to infection of the bone, orthrough the parotid duct, leadin
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