Cutaneous actinomycosis

Cutaneous actinomycosis is a chronic disease that affects the deep subcutaneous tissue of the skin. Caused by an anaerobic, Gram-positive, filamentous type of bacteria in the genus Actinomyces,^[1]:270 invasion of the soft tissue leads to the formation of abnormal channels leading to the skin surface (external sinus tracts) that discharge pale yellow sulfur granules.^[2]

This disease is uncommon, and has non-specific clinical features, making it difficult to diagnose.^[3]

Cervicofacial, pulmonary/thoracic and gastrointestinal forms exist, yet cervicofacial disease accounts for two-thirds of reported infections.^[4]

See also

• Skin lesion

References

1. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0. 
2. ^ Patil D, Siddaramappa B, Manjunathswamy BS, Pandit AM, Dastikop S, Fernandes C, Kutre S, Angolkar M (2008). "Primary cutaneous actinomycosis". International Journal of Dermatology 47 (12): 1271–3. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03854.x. PMID 19126014. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0011-9059&date=2008&volume=47&issue=12&spage=1271. 
3. ^ Roy D, Roy PG, Misra PK (2003). "An interesting case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis". Dermatology Online Journal 9 (5): 17. PMID 14996390. http://dermatology.cdlib.org/95/case_presentations/actinomycosis/roy.html. 
4. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1103–4. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 

Corynebacterineae

Mycobacteriaceae	M. tuberculosis/ M. bovis Tuberculosis: Ghon focus/Ghon's complex · Pott disease · brain (Meningitis, Rich focus) · Tuberculous lymphadenitis (Tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis) · cutaneous (Scrofuloderma, Erythema induratum, Lupus vulgaris, Prosector's wart, Tuberculosis cutis orificialis, Tuberculous cellulitis, Tuberculous gumma) · Lichen scrofulosorum · Tuberculid (Papulonecrotic tuberculid) · Primary inoculation tuberculosis · Miliary · Tuberculous pericarditis · Urogenital tuberculosis · Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis · Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis M. leprae Leprosy: Tuberculoid leprosy · Borderline tuberculoid leprosy · Borderline leprosy · Borderline lepromatous leprosy · Lepromatous leprosy · Histoid leprosy Nontuberculous R1: M. kansasii · M. marinum (Aquarium granuloma) R2: M. gordonae R3: M. avium complex/Mycobacterium avium/Mycobacterium intracellulare/MAP (MAI infection) · M. ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) · M. haemophilum R4/RG: M. fortuitum · M. chelonae · M. abscessus
Nocardiaceae	Nocardia asteroides/Nocardia brasiliensis (Nocardiosis) · Rhodococcus equi
Corynebacteriaceae	Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Diphtheria) · Corynebacterium minutissimum (Erythrasma) · Corynebacterium jeikeium (Group JK corynebacterium sepsis)

Bifidobacteriaceae

Gardnerella vaginalis

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