Les actinomycétales en pathologie cutanée

Abstract

After discussing the classification of the Actinomycétales, the authors give a detailed description of the epidemiology and particularly of the clinical features of cutaneous diseases induced by genera such as Actinomyces, Norcardia and Streptomyces. Histopathological and immunological studies, together with laboratory and differential diagnostics, are also examined. In the last section, present therapeutic treatments are briefly outlined.

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“…Mahgoub (S), Aceves-Ortega (1) and Kamalam and Thambiah (4) claimed good results in several cases they observed. However, Zina et al (8) state that it is difficult to treat actinomycetoma medically. Escudero Gil et al (3) reported clinical resistance to oral ketoconazole therapy and this was in direct contrast to the sensitivity of the pathogenic agent (Madurella grisea) to this antibiotic in vitro.…”