Created at 9:16 p.m. May, 11, 2026
Author: andy.a.geiger
Related Note: 1510011869046 2
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Cervicofacial mycetoma is not caused by Actinomyces nor is it associated with cervicofacial actinomycosis. I'm not sure what disease entity this card is intending to assess, actinomycosis or mycetoma, but I'm assuming it's the former. A source reviewing the pathogenesis of mycetoma (including the fact that it is *not* caused by Actinomyces) is below.

Source: Zijlstra EE, van de Sande WWJ, Welsh O, Mahgoub ES, Goodfellow M, Fahal AH. Mycetoma: a unique neglected tropical disease. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016;16(1):100-112. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00359-X

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