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[[Surgery]] is often required for the disease involving [[chest]], [[abdomen]], [[pelvis]], and [[central nervous system]] (CNS) area. | [[Surgery]] is often required for the disease involving [[chest]], [[abdomen]], [[pelvis]], and [[central nervous system]] (CNS) area. | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Antibiotics are the cornerstone of treatment for actinomycosis. | Antibiotics are the cornerstone of treatment for actinomycosis.<br> | ||
'''Indications''' | '''Indications''' | ||
*Patients nonresponsive to medical therapy | *Patients nonresponsive to medical therapy | ||
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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
Surgery is often required for the disease involving chest, abdomen, pelvis, and central nervous system (CNS) area.
Surgery
Antibiotics are the cornerstone of treatment for actinomycosis.
Indications
- Patients nonresponsive to medical therapy
- Disseminated actinomycosis
- Failure to exclude malignancy by imaging studies
- Large abscess that cannot be drained by percutaneous aspiration
Surgical options include
- Incision and drainage of abscesses
- Excision of sinus tracts and recalcitrant fibrotic lesions
- Decompression of closed-space infections
References
de:Aktinomykose gl:Actinomicose hr:Aktinomikoza nl:Actinomycose sr:Актиномикоза fi:Aktinomykoosi uk:Актиномікоз