title: [Actinomycetes granuloma of the upper eyelid].
abstract: An African 40-year-old woman presented with a superior eyelid tumor. The diagnosis is a granuloma due to Actinomycetae. We briefly describe the pathogenesis, and the ancillary diagnostic methods.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital de la Chaux-de-Fonds.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tritten
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uffer
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans