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Actinomycetoma is a term for a chronic subcutaneous infection caused by fungi or Actinomyces that affect the skin and connective tissue. Once pathological analysis and/or culturing is performed and the causal organism is identified, it is more appropriate to use the following terms: Actinomycosis for the bacterial form.
Bacteria from all of these groups cause a wide variety of diseases. Actinomyces, one of the types of bacteria in the order Actinomycetales, is the focus of this article. Actinomyces bacteria cause actinomycosis, an infectious disease that can occur throughout the body.Actinomycosis is most commonly due to the species Actinomyces israelii, which causes infections that typically affect the face and neck but can involve other areas of the body as well.earch Now. Find an Infectious Disease Specialist. Actinomyces infections are sometimes called âlumpy jawâ because of their characteristic appearance of bumps on the face and neck. These bumps, which may or may not be painful, are caused by abscesses, or collections of pus, that form under the skin.