title: Cervicofacial actinomycosis resembling a ruptured cyst.
abstract: Actinomycosis, a chronic suppurative bacterial infection characterized by draining sinuses that discharge "sulfur granules," can mimic numerous other infectious and noninfectious conditions. We describe a 33-year-old woman with cervicofacial actinomycosis, which, on initial evaluation, was clinically and histologically diagnosed as a ruptured cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cirillo-Hyland
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herzberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jaworsky
mesh_terms: D000197:Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis