ID#: 2856
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This image depicts a right lateral view of a patient’s head and neck, revealing a cutaneous lesion, just anterior to the right ear, which was determined to be a case of actinomycosis. Actinomyces spp., normally found in the oral cavity, can become an opportunistic pathogen, a situation usually seen only in immunosuppressed patients. Lesions involve long-standing swelling, suppuration and the formation of an abscess or granuloma. See PHIL 28101, and 28102 for other views of this patient’s condition.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Thomas F. Sellers; Emory University
Creation Date: 1959
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