Cranial and intracranial actinomycosis
Sundaram, C.; Purohit, A.K.; Prasad, V.S.S.V.; Meena, A.K.; Reddy, J.J.M.; Murthy, J.M.K.
Clinical Neuropathology 23(4): 173-177
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-5091 PMID: 15328882 Document Number: 567417
Five patients with central nervous system actinomycosis are presented. There were risk factors in 2 patients like penetrating head injury and tetralogy of Fallot. All the cases were diagnosed by histopathology. Four patients recovered after surgery and antibiotic therapy, and 1 patient died.
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