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BRADFORD A. YEAGER, MD; JAMES HOXIE, MD; ROBERT A. WEISMAN, MD; MARTIN S. GREENBERG, DDS; LARISSA T. BILANIUK, MD
Philadelphia

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1987;113(7):777-778.

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In Reply.—We appreciate the remarks of del Rosario and Rickman, but are somewhat puzzled by their opening remarks. Specifically, we are uncertain what queries have not been addressed and which claims are unsupported, as the remainder of their letter appears to be a concise restatement of our article with additional information regarding the bacteriology of Actinomyces.

It is generally agreed that the overall improvement in oral hygiene and medical care in our society has made actinomycosis a rare disease.¹ It is also generally agreed that actinomycosis is not considered an opportunistic infection.¹ It was not our intention to imply that this patient's actinomycosis infection was causally related to his human immunodeficiency virus infection, and that actinomycosis should be added to the growing list of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related infections. We specifically stated, "Whether this patient's HTLV-III infection was contributory or coincidental to the development of actinomycosis is uncertain.... . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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