Aktinomykose der haut bei HIV-infektion

Gresser, Ursula; Preac-Mursic, V.; Dörfler, H.‐D.; Spengel, F. A.; Zöllner, N.

doi:10.1007/bf01728809

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“…These reports proposed the risk factors to be as follows: neoplasms, diabetes mellitus, steroid usage, or other debilitating diseases (10,11). Four out of eleven HIV-infected patients with actinomycosis have been intractable (7,(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). Among four cases in this series, three were caused by Actinomyces israelli (16,17,20) and one by Actinomyces naeslundii (7).…”

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Cutaneous Disseminated Actinomycosis in a Patient with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

Takeda

Mitsuhashi

Kondô

1998

The Journal of Dermatology

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Actinomycosis is an uncommon infectious disease caused predominantly by Actinomyces israelii. The cutaneous disseminated form is usually caused by hematogenous dissemination from a primary extra-cutaneous lesion. We report here cutaneous disseminated actinomycosis without any detectable extra-cutaneous lesions in a 42-year-old Japanese woman with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Multiple soft nodules developed on her upper and lower extremities. Histopathological examination revealed "sulfur granules", which are a specific finding for actinomycosis. Cultures from biopsy specimens were not successful. There were no cervicofacial, thoracic, nor abdominal lesions. These findings suggest that cutaneous disseminated actinomycosis in our patient developed primarily in the skin. Although the patient was immunocompromised, antibiotic treatment with minocycline was effective.

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“…Four out of eleven HIV-infected patients with actinomycosis have been intractable (7,(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). Among four cases in this series, three were caused by Actinomyces israelli (16,17,20) and one by Actinomyces naeslundii (7). It is unclear if there is a predominance for the specific species under immunosuppression.…”

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confidence: 99%