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A case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis
1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Korea.
The Journal of Dermatology
|November 25, 2000
Abstract:
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.