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A suspected case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis on the buttock
K Sardana1, V Mendiratta, R C Sharma
1Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated SSK Hospital, New Delhi-110001, India.
The Journal of Dermatology
|July 5, 2001
Abstract:
Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is rare and can mimic mycetoma, tuberculosis and nocardiosis. The results of cultures (aerobic and anaerobic) are not always positive. A high degree of clinical suspicion should be entertained and a combination regimen of penicillins with sulphonamides should be used for treatment. We report a patient with primary cutaneous actinomycosis over the buttock, who was successfully treated with amoxicillin and sulphonamides.