Acta Med. 2010, 53: 31-33

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.60

A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis

Dejan Rašića, Aleksandar Perića, Biserka Vukomanović-Durdevićb

aMilitary Medical Academy, Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Belgrade, Serbia
bMilitary Medical Academy, Institute of Pathology, Belgrade, Serbia

Received January 27, 2010
Accepted March 5, 2010

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