ACTINOMYCOSIS OF SKIN

GENERAL:
It is a chronic suppurative disease caused by anaerobic bacteria, ACTINOMYCETES ISRAELII.The organisms are commensals in the Oral cavity, Alimentary tract, and vagina.
The infection is always endogenous in origin and not person-to-person.

TYPES:
depending on the location,it is of 4 types;

CERVICOFACIAL  ACTINOMYCOSIS: (commonest form)infection enters from tonsils, carious teeth, periodontal disease, or trauma.Initially there is Lumpy Jaw [...]