British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 391-393, July 2008

Facial actinomycosis mimicking a desmoid tumour: Case report

Rotherham District General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD, United Kingdom

Accepted 21 August 2007. published online 17 October 2007.

Abstract 

Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, granulomatous, fibrosing infection that usually occurs in the cervicofacial region. Actinomyces israelii is the most common organism, with sporadic cases being caused by A. odontolyticus. Even though actinomyces are part of the normal oral flora, infections are rare; rarer still is actinomycotic infection of the facial skin. We describe a case of actinomycosis of the skin of the chin, which histologically mimicked a desmoid tumour.

Keywords: Actinomycosis, Primary cutaneous actinomycosis, Desmoid tumour

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PII: S0266-4356(07)00431-7

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.08.022

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 391-393, July 2008

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