Primary cutaneous actinomycosis.
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.
Patil
Deena
D
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, India.
Siddaramappa
B
B
Manjunathswamy
B S
BS
Pandit
A M
AM
Dastikop
Shilpa
S
Fernandes
Carol
C
Kutre
Sameer
S
Angolkar
Mubashir
M
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*