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actinomycosis (abdominal form). progressive fistulizing clinical picture in a 50-year-old patient since several years. the left half of the buttocks was infiltrated in a flat, board-like manner. no significant pain. besides blue-red coarse scarring, granulation tissue and fistulas with exudate (buttock center, Rima ani) are impressive.
Actinomycosis; overview image: druse in an abscess; HE staining (PD Dr. Y. Koch).
Actinomycosis. Druse in an abscess caused by Actinomyces israelii.
Actinomycosis, pathogen detection (A. israelii) by means of Grocott staining (PD Dr. Y. Koch).
Actinomyces israelii; Gram staining (PD Dr. Y. Koch).
Actinomyces israelii in the marginal zone of a druse (detail enlargement); Gram stain (PD Dr. Y. Koch).