title: Cervicofacial actinomycosis (a case report).
abstract: Actinomycosis is now a very uncommonly diagnosed human disease. Major medical centers report approximately one case a year. The pathogenesis of actinomycosis is unclear, but trauma provides a portal of entry. The cervicofacial form is the most common and usually appears as a chronic swelling with one or more draining sinus tracts. For treatment, penicillin in high doses is suggested. This case report presents a case of cervicofacial actinomycosis in a 14 year old boy which was misdiagnosed for a long time and the treatment of the disease with mezlocillin, a new antibiotic in the treatment of actinomycosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taşar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tümer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yuluğ
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bayik
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000197:Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008802:Mezlocillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D008802:Mezlocillin