title: Pediatric Cervicofacial Actinomycosis: An Unusual Cause of Head and Neck Masses.
abstract: Cervicofacial actinomycosis is an unusual cause of head and neck masses in children. This low prevalence of disease in children inevitably leads to delay in clinical recognition and often requires invasive intervention for diagnosis and curative therapy. We present an illustrative case and review cases of cervicofacial actinomycosis in the pediatric literature with particular attention to clinical presentation, course, and outcome.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section and Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section and Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: C Mary
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Healy