title: Primary intracranial actinomycosis. Report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection that affects chiefly the cervico-oro-facial area, the abdomen and lungs. From these sites it may sometimes spread to the central nervous system. Extremely rare, and controversial, is the possibility of a primary infection of the central nervous system. We report an odd case of apparently primary brain abscess caused by Actinomyces israeli and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences-Neurosurgery, University of Rome, La Sapienza.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvati
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciappetta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artico
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Artizzu
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed