Unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis: A case report with literature review
Acne vulgaris is one of the most common skin diseases and one of the most frequent diagnoses for patients who visit a dermatologist. The present article describes one of the most severe kinds of acne – acne conglobata, which in a presence of deep inflammation and concomitant general symptoms, is oft...
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| author | Magdalena Piotrkowicz Tomasz Wasyłyszyn Katarzyna Borowska |
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| description | Acne vulgaris is one of the most common skin diseases and one of the most frequent diagnoses for patients who visit a dermatologist. The present article describes one of the most severe kinds of acne – acne conglobata, which in a presence of deep inflammation and concomitant general symptoms, is often described as acne fulminans. The authors discuss about case requiring differentiation of acne conglobata and cervicofacial actinomycosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e16335af3be4ff18bd30abb20f1ca692022-12-21T19:48:13ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902017-10-018446046210.7241/ourd.20174.130 Unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis: A case report with literature reviewMagdalena Piotrkowicz0Tomasz Wasyłyszyn1Katarzyna Borowska21Depatrment of Internal Medicine with Cardiology Unit, District Hospital in Pułtusk, Pułtusk, PolandDepartment of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland3Department of Histology and Embryology with Experimental Cytology Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland Acne vulgaris is one of the most common skin diseases and one of the most frequent diagnoses for patients who visit a dermatologist. The present article describes one of the most severe kinds of acne – acne conglobata, which in a presence of deep inflammation and concomitant general symptoms, is often described as acne fulminans. The authors discuss about case requiring differentiation of acne conglobata and cervicofacial actinomycosis.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-4-23-acne/Acne vulgaris; Acne conglobata; Actinomycosis |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Piotrkowicz Tomasz Wasyłyszyn Katarzyna Borowska Unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis: A case report with literature review Nasza Dermatologia Online Acne vulgaris; Acne conglobata; Actinomycosis |
| title | Unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis: A case report with literature review |
| title_full | Unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis: A case report with literature review |
| title_fullStr | Unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis: A case report with literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis: A case report with literature review |
| title_short | Unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis: A case report with literature review |
| title_sort | unusual acne conglobata case mimicking cervicofacial actinomycosis a case report with literature review |
| topic | Acne vulgaris; Acne conglobata; Actinomycosis |
| url | http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-4-23-acne/ |
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