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Actinomycosis is an endogenous bacterial infection caused by . This bacterium reside on the mucosa of oral cavity, tonsils, and genitourinary tract. Any insult such as trauma, surgery, or foreign body disrupts the mucosal barrier and gives entry to the underlying tissue to cause disease.
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Department of Dermatology, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila.
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- * Imaging and biopsy techniques revealed granulomatous dermatitis without fungal involvement, leading to identification of a specific bacterial pathogen, which was effectively treated with co-trimoxazole for a year.
- * This case marks the first documented instance of botryomycosis in the Philippines and emphasizes the need for awareness of this condition among healthcare professionals dealing with chronic skin infections.
Primary Cutaneous Actinomycosis Mimicking Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
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Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative bacterial infection commonly seen in the tropics, caused by gram-positive, anaerobic bacilli of the genus . There are very few reported cases of primary cutaneous actinomycosis. It can mimic mycetoma, tuberculosis, nocardiosis, and botryomycosis.
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Botryomycosis: a rare mimic of sarcoma as an initial presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Skeletal Radiol
October 2024
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Botryomycosis is a rare infection caused by bacteria, usually Staphylococcus aureus, which affects people with weakened immune systems and can show up in various parts of the body.
- An example case involved a 25-year-old man with a growing mass in his forearm, initially linked to his undiagnosed AIDS, which appeared on imaging like a tumor.
- Diagnosis required a biopsy to confirm the infection, and while antibiotics helped his condition, he ultimately died from complications related to AIDS.
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