Open AccessConsiderazioni su un caso di actinomicosi cervicale
Author(s) -
Amelia Romano,
Salvatore Giordano,
Laura Infurnari,
Giuseppe Lipani,
L Marasà,
Francesco Scarlata
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
microbiologia medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2280-6423
pISSN - 1120-0146
DOI - 10.4081/mm.2005.2969
Subject(s) - actinomyces israelii , actinomycosis , penicillin , medicine , ceftriaxone , actinomyces , antibiotics , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , lesion , cephalosporin antibiotic , cephalosporin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection due to Gram positive bacteria of Actinomyces genus. Actinomyces israelii is the most common in human infection.The authors described a case occurred in a 43 aged woman with a clinical presentation of a right submandibular indurative mass.After surgery, histological examination showed a granulomatous tissue with many actinomycetes. Patient was submitted to treatment with i.v penicillin. On the 11th day antibiotic therapy was replaced with ceftriaxone and teicoplanina. Patient did not present intercurrence during this period and presented improvement of the lesion.Actinomycosis is an uncommon disease. Establishment of the definite diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion in all cases of relapsing cervical lesions. Penicillin is effective and it can be replaced by third-generation cephalosporins