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Primary cutaneous actinomycosis of the forehead
Author(s) -
Cocuroccia B,
Gubinelli E,
Fazio M,
Girolomoni G
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00741.x
Subject(s) - medicine , actinomycosis , forehead , actinomyces , surgery , dermatology , genetics , bacteria , biology
Actinomycosis is a granulomatous suppurative bacterial disease caused by anaerobic actinomyces, which presents primarily with the cervico‐facial, thoracic, abdominal or pelvic form. Cutaneous involvement is well documented and it is usually secondary to local extension or exceptionally to ematogenous spreading from visceral sites. Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is very rare and usually associated with external trauma and/or local ischemia. We report on the case of a primary cutaneous actinomycosis of the forehead in a 59‐year‐old man with diabetes mellitus who had had a preceding cranial trauma and several cutaneous reconstructive surgical procedures. The patient was treated successfully with combined antibiotic therapy.