title: [Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans isolated from a mycetoma (of the forearm)].
abstract: Mycetomas are subacute or chronic infections usually localized on unprotected skin areas and caused by fungi or Actinomyces. We report the case of a patient who suffered a splinter injury on his wrist after a motor accident. Six months later a cutaneous abscess with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans developed on his wrist. Complete healing was obtained within 1 month after administration of ceftriaxon and doxycycline. The therapeutic management will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Dommann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dommann-Scherrer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burg
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans isoliert aus einem Mycetom (des Vorderarms).