GENERALIZED ACTINOMYCOSIS; REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: Morton F. Mark, Oscar Auerbach
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Case Reports1 September 1937GENERALIZED ACTINOMYCOSIS; REPORT OF A CASEMORTON F. MARK, M.D., OSCAR AUERBACH, M.D.MORTON F. MARK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, OSCAR AUERBACH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-3-537 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince Israel's1 original paper in 1878 on actinomycosis in man, the disease has been observed with increasing frequency so that it can no longer be considered the rarity it once was. Even as far back as 1899, Ruhräh2 collected 58 cases that were reported in America, and, reviewing the literature, he found a total of 1094 cases. 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Jr. Hygiene, 1935, xxi, 405-421. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Staten Island, New York*Received for publication February 26, 1937.From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Sea View Hospital, Staten Island, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPrimary actinomycosis of the lung 1 September 1937Volume 11, Issue 3Page: 537-547KeywordsActinomycosisHospital medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...