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Cutaneous Actinomycosis of Popliteal Fossa: A Rare Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Cutaneous actinomycosis of popliteal fossa is quite unusual, chronic granulomatous disease caused by a group of anaerobic or microaerophilic Gram positive filamentous bacteria that colonize the mouth, colon, and urogenital tract. Actinomycosis of popliteal fossa is rare clinical condit...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Shiv, Goyal, Samriti, Singh, Harpal, Kaur, Kanwardeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10092382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37065517
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2022.v12.i06.2864
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Cutaneous actinomycosis of popliteal fossa is quite unusual, chronic granulomatous disease caused by a group of anaerobic or microaerophilic Gram positive filamentous bacteria that colonize the mouth, colon, and urogenital tract. Actinomycosis of popliteal fossa is rare clinical condition; therefore, recognition of this entity needs high degree of suspicion as the organism is specific internal habitant; primary involvement of extremities is rare. CASE REPORT: This case report presents a rare case of actinomycosis of popliteal fossa (left side) in a 40-year-old male patient. The patient complained of presence of a mass with multiple pus oozing sinuses over popliteal fossa. The X-ray of leg revealed presence of foreign body. Histopathological examination of the biopsy from the lesions confirmed diagnosis of cutaneous actinomycosis. CONCLUSION: Cutaneous actinomycosis is a disease with great diagnostic challenge and requires high degree of suspicion for the early diagnosis which avoids unnecessary surgery and decreased morbidity and mortality.