Şen S.Arısoy E.S.Starke J.R.2024-07-222024-07-222021http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/13516Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive, chronic, suppurative, granulomatous disease. The etiologic agents are Actinomyces spp. and cervicofacial, thoracic, and abdominal actinomycosis are the primary clinical forms of the disease worldwide [1]. The cervicofacial illness is the most common form (50–70%); however, actinomycosis of oral and pelvic regions, the central nervous system (CNS), and metastatic foci to other sites are also reported [2]. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.EnglishBook chapter10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_65