Question 175 · LDEK · Osteomyelitis of the jaws
Indicate the true statements concerning maxillary and mandibular actinomycosis:
1) it is caused by Actinomyces species;
2) it usually develops in the maxilla, especially in the area of the zygomatic process;
3) peripheral actinomycosis spreads from the mucosa and skin;
4) suppurative and lumpy forms, apart from pharmacological, require also surgical treatment;
5) granulomatous tissue excavated from the fistula can serve as a material for histopathologic examination.
The correct answer is:
2) it usually develops in the maxilla, especially in the area of the zygomatic process;
3) peripheral actinomycosis spreads from the mucosa and skin;
4) suppurative and lumpy forms, apart from pharmacological, require also surgical treatment;
5) granulomatous tissue excavated from the fistula can serve as a material for histopathologic examination.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,4.
- B. 3,5.
- C. 1,3,4,5.
- D. 1,3,5.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Recall which jaw is far more often involved by actinomycosis and how the central and peripheral forms spread.
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