CERVICOFACIAL ACTINOMYCOSIS

Cervicofacial actinomycosis picture

Actinomycosis is an infection primarily caused by the bacterium Actinomyces israelii.
Infection most often occurs in the face and neck region and is characterized by the
presence of a slowly enlarging, hard, red lump.

Cervicofacial actinomycosis

Cervicofacial actinomycosis is characterized by the presence of a lump or mass that often forms,
draining sinus tracts to the skin surface. Fifty percent of actinomycosis cases are of the
head and neck region (also called lumpy jaw and cervicofacial
actinomycosis), 15% are in the chest, 20% are in the abdomen, and the rest are in
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