Primary Cutaneous Actinomycosis: A Diagnostic Enigma.
| Autor: | Khan S; Dermatology, Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK., Khan B; Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK., Batool W; Internal Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK., Khan M; Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK., Khan AH; Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Apr 07; Vol. 15 (4), pp. e37261. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 07 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.37261 |
| Abstrakt: | Actinomyces are Gram-positive, filamentous rods found endogenously as a part of the normal flora and can be acquired exogenously as they are present in the soil. The most common species known to infect humans is Actinomyces israelii . Five forms of the disease have been identified so far, of which the primary infection of the skin is the most uncommon. It is also commonly considered one of the most misdiagnosed diseases. We present a case of a young male diagnosed with primary cutaneous actinomycosis based on a histopathology specimen after multiple failed diagnoses of Madura foot/mycetoma, cutaneous tuberculosis, and malignancy. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics with the restoration of his functional disability caused by the lesion. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Khan et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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