A Case of Primary Cutaneous Actinomycosis

Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is very uncommon because of the exclusively endogenous habitat of the organism. We report a case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis characterized by histopathological “sulfur granules”. The patient had a well‐defined subcutaneous nodule on the left thigh without any o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of dermatology 2000-10, Vol.27 (10), p.651-654
Hauptverfasser:	Wee, Seong Ho, Chang, Sung Nam, Shim, Jeong Yun, Chun, Soo‐ll, Park, Wook‐Hwa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	actinomycosis Actinomycosis - diagnosis Actinomycosis - pathology Actinomycosis - surgery cutaneous actinomycosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Middle Aged Skin Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis Skin Diseases, Bacterial - pathology Skin Diseases, Bacterial - surgery sulfur granule Thigh
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Zusammenfassung:	Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is very uncommon because of the exclusively endogenous habitat of the organism. We report a case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis characterized by histopathological “sulfur granules”. The patient had a well‐defined subcutaneous nodule on the left thigh without any other lesion and was treated with surgical excision and subsequent oral ampicillin for six weeks. There has been no recurrence during a 1‐year period of follow‐up.
ISSN:	0385-2407 1346-8138
DOI:	10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02247.x