title: Primary cutaneous actinomycosis.
abstract: Actinomycosis is a chronic, progressive, suppurative infection, prevalent over the neck, thorax or abdomen. As it rarely occurs with few clinical symptoms, its diagnosis requires a high index of clinical suspicion. We report a case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis affecting the back. The patient was treated with benzyl penicillin and sulfonamides and showed no recurrence at 1 year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, India.
authors.forename: Deena
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siddaramappa
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Manjunathswamy
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dastikop
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutre
authors.forename: Mubashir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angolkar
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*