Table 1.
Literature data on treatment of actinomycosis.
| Article Type | Authors/Publication Date | Sex/Age | Affected Tissue Area | Interventions | Antibiotic Therapy Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | Wagner et.al., (2002) | M/61 years | Jaw angle | Drainage - placement of Pen Rose type drain | 3 months |
| CR | Varghese et.al., (2004) | M/38 years | Left Parotid Gland | Incisional biopsy of the nodule with underlying parotid tissue | 3 weeksb |
| CR | Volante et.al., (2005) | M/51 years | Right sub-mandibular | Surgical excision of the mass | 4 weeks |
| CR | Menezes et.al., (2006) | M/77 years | Laryngeal | Hospitalization for antibiotic treatment | 6 months |
| CR | Lancella et.al., (2008) | M/39 years | Cervical Right - Neck | Selective right cervical emptying | 1 month and 16 days |
| M/58 years | Right cervical parotid gland | Parotidectomy | 1 months and 5 days | ||
| CR | Carneiro et.al., (2009) | F/28 years | Cervicofacial | Drainage - placement of pen rose type drain | 4 months |
| CR | Lee et.al., (2011) | M/82 years | Upper lip | Complete removal of the Node | 1 month |
| CR | Kura and Rane, (2011) | M/22 years | Right side of the chin | Skin Biopsy | 5 months and 1 week |
| CR | Shikino et.al., (2014) | F/62 years | Right cheek | Excisional biopsy on the right cheek side | 6 months |
| SC | Valour et.al., (2014) | F/37years | Right maxillary sinus | Right maxillary antrostomy | 5 months |
| CR | Kolm et.al., (2014) | F/86 years | Cervicofacial - cheek | Deep skin biopsy | 3 months |
| CR | Kang et.al., (2015) | F/87 years | Lower lip | Extensive excision of the lesion | 2 weeksa |
| CR | Puri et.al., (2015) | M/22 years | Right submandibular gland | Surgical excision of the right submandibular gland | 4 weeks |
| CR | Cohn et.al., (2017) | F/50 years | Right maxillary sinus | Right functional endoscopic surgery, maxillary antrostomy and anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy. | 2 months |
| SC | Bortoluzzi, et.al., (2020) | 10 F and M/25–68 years | Cheek, Chin and Right latero-cervical region | Surgical drainage and debridement of the oral cavity | 16–24 weeks |
List of abbreviations: CR, case report; SC, series of cases; M, male; F, female.
a
High dosage of antibiotics: 6G of Amocyxillin.
b
Patient presented scars with deformity and asymmetry of the face.