[A case of cervico-facial actinomycosis].
A 23-year old pregnant women was admitted to the hospital because of a lesion on her face simulating an ulcerated tumoral mass, The lesion had appeared after a dental extraction. Although in several anaerobic cultures actinomyces did not grow, the sulfur granules were observed under microscope and the biopsy specimen suggested actinomycosis. Penicillin therapy for 2 months provided no healing. Excision was performed.
D000197:Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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