Cranial and intracranial actinomycosis.
Five patients with central nervous system actinomycosis are presented. There were risk factors in 2 patients like penetrating head injury and tetralogy of Fallot. All the cases were diagnosed by histopathology. Four patients recovered after surgery and antibiotic therapy, and 1 patient died.
Sundaram
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Pathology, Neurosurgery and Imageology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India. challa_sundaram@yahoo.com
Purohit
A K
AK
Prasad
V S S V
VS
Meena
A K
AK
Reddy
J J M
JJ
Murthy
J M K
JM
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome