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A Case of Primary Cutaneous Actinomycosis
Author(s) -
Wee Seong Ho,
Chang Sung Nam,
Shim Jeong Yun,
Chun Sooll,
Park WookHwa
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02247.x
Subject(s) - actinomycosis , medicine , nodule (geology) , lesion , thigh , surgery , biology , paleontology
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.