subacute infection


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subacute infection

An infection intermediate between acute and chronic.
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nucleatum should be considered in patients with subacute infection with extensive fibrosis that crosses anatomic barriers, mimicking actinomycosis.
Fusobacterium nucleatum: A cause of subacute liver abscesses with extensive fibrosis crossing the diaphragm, mimicking actinomycosis
Acute and subacute infections can cause lymphadenopathies, while chronic infections may give rise to indolent abscesses.
Neck masses confined to the submental space: our experience with 24 cases

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