Cranial actinomycosis.
A 67-year-old man presented with actinomycotic osteomyelitis of the skull and underlying central nervous system (CNS) involvement. The computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings are discussed and the radiological literature is reviewed.
King
A D
AD
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Chan
Y L
YL
Wong
K S
KS
Sung
J J
JJ
Fung
K
K
Poon
W S
WS
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000368:Aged; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D012886:Skull