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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Surgery]] is | [[Antibiotics]] are the mainstay of treatment for actinomycosis. [[Surgery]] is required when the disease involves [[chest]], [[abdomen]], [[pelvis]], and [[central nervous system]] (CNS).<ref name="pmid21206723">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hayashi M, Asakuma M, Tsunemi S, Inoue Y, Shimizu T, Komeda K, Hirokawa F, Takeshita A, Egashira Y, Tanigawa N |title=Surgical treatment for abdominal actinomycosis: A report of two cases |journal=World J Gastrointest Surg |volume=2 |issue=12 |pages=405–8 |year=2010 |pmid=21206723 |pmc=3014523 |doi=10.4240/wjgs.v2.i12.405 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
'''Indications''' | |||
*Patients nonresponsive to medical therapy | |||
*Disseminated actinomycosis | |||
Surgical | *Failure to exclude [[malignancy]] by imaging studies | ||
*Incision and drainage of abscesses | *Large [[abscess]] that cannot be drained through [[percutaneous]] [[aspiration]] | ||
*Excision of sinus tracts and recalcitrant fibrotic lesions | '''Surgical options''' | ||
*Decompression of closed-space infections | *[[Incision and drainage]] of [[abscesses]] | ||
*Excision of [[sinus]] tracts and recalcitrant fibrotic lesions | |||
*Decompression of closed-space [[infections]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
[[Category:Overview complete]] | [[Category:Overview complete]] | ||
[[Category:Dermatology]] | [[Category:Dermatology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Antibiotics are the mainstay of treatment for actinomycosis. Surgery is required when the disease involves chest, abdomen, pelvis, and central nervous system (CNS).[1]
Surgery
Indications
- Patients nonresponsive to medical therapy
- Disseminated actinomycosis
- Failure to exclude malignancy by imaging studies
- Large abscess that cannot be drained through percutaneous aspiration
Surgical options
- Incision and drainage of abscesses
- Excision of sinus tracts and recalcitrant fibrotic lesions
- Decompression of closed-space infections
References
- ↑ Hayashi M, Asakuma M, Tsunemi S, Inoue Y, Shimizu T, Komeda K, Hirokawa F, Takeshita A, Egashira Y, Tanigawa N (2010). "Surgical treatment for abdominal actinomycosis: A report of two cases". World J Gastrointest Surg. 2 (12): 405–8. doi:10.4240/wjgs.v2.i12.405. PMC 3014523. PMID 21206723.
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