Cervicofacial actinomycosis resembling a ruptured cyst.

Cirillo-Hyland, V; Herzberg, A; Jaworsky, C · J Am Acad Dermatol · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Actinomycosis, a chronic suppurative bacterial infection characterized by draining sinuses that discharge "sulfur granules," can mimic numerous other infectious and noninfectious conditions. We describe a 33-year-old woman with cervicofacial actinomycosis, which, on initial evaluation, was clinically and histologically diagnosed as a ruptured cyst.

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