Disseminated cutaneous Actinomyces bovis infection in an immunocompromised host: case report and review of the literature

Table 1 Published cases of human infection by Actinomyces bovis: review of the literature

Case [Reference]	Age/gender	Comorbidities	Immune condition	Diagnosis	Identification method	Treatment	Prognosis
1 [23]	24/M	None	Immunocompetent	Mitral valve endocarditis	Culture isolation	None (penicillin not available)	Death
2 [24]	41/M	None	Immunocompetent	Left chest wall mass and pericarditis	Culture isolation	Penicillin and abscess aspiration	Treated successfully
3 [25]	43/M	Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia	Immunocompetent	Left temporal brain abscess	Culture isolation	Penicillin G + Sulphonamides and craniotomy with abscess excision	Treated successfully, mild personality change
4 [26]	43/F	Rheumatic heart disease	Immunocompetent	Mitral valve endocarditis	Culture isolation	Penicillin	Treated successfully
5 [27]	35/M	None	Immunocompetent	Left chest abscess and constrictive pericarditis	Culture isolation	Penicillin and pericardiectomy	Treated successfully
6 [10]	18/M	Common variable immunodeficiency	Immunodeficient	Cutaneous infection	Culture isolation	Penicillin	Treated successfully

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