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KMID : 1161920140110010023
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Journal of Medicine and Life Science
2014 Volume.11 No. 1 p.23 ~ p.27
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Primary Cutaneous Actinomycosis of the Chest Region: two Case Reports
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Lee Ji-Na
Cheon Min-seok
Kim Jae-Wang
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Abstract
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Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic progressive, suppurative infection caused by an endogenous, anaerobic, gram-positive bacterium classified in the genus Actinomyces. This infection usually begins as a localized inflammatory mass with penetration of the overlying skin and formation of draining sinuses. Diagnosis depends upon the clinical presentation of non-tender subcutaneous nodules, abscesses, sinus and discharge followed by histopathological examination, which shows a diffuse mixed dermal infiltrate, microabscess, granulation tissue, fibrosis and characteristic sulfur granules. Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is an uncommon subtype with non-specific clinical symptoms, and thus requires a high index of clinical suspicion. We present here two cases of primary cutaneous actinomycosis of the chest region, which had been diagnosed through the skin biopsy.
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KEYWORD
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Primary Cutaneous, Actinomycosis
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