title: A case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis.
abstract: Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is very uncommon because of the exclusively endogenous habitat of the organism. We report a case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis characterized by histopathological "sulfur granules". The patient had a well-defined subcutaneous nodule on the left thigh without any other lesion and was treated with surgical excision and subsequent oral ampicillin for six weeks. There has been no recurrence during a 1-year period of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Korea.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh