title: Primary cutaneous actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces meyeri as first manifestation of HIV infection.
abstract: Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is very uncommon. We report a patient with cutaneous actinomycosis with multiple lesions without any detectable extra-cutaneous lesions. In our patient the actinomycosis was the presenting manifestation of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Hospital de Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brito
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination