title: Primary cutaneous actinomycosis of upper extremity masquerading as soft tissue neoplasm: a case report.
abstract: Primary cutaneous actinomycosis of the extremity is extremely rare. It is usually misdiagnosed clinically as soft tissue tumour or soft tissue infection. We present the case of a 55-year-old woman with primary cutaneous actinomycosis of the right forearm that had been erroneously diagnosed as soft tissue tumour. It had probably occurred following direct inoculation of the micro-organism after a monkey bite. The patient was successfully treated with surgical excision followed by treatment with antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PT BDS PGIMS), Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Promil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Gopal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sumiti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Meenu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Sneh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents