caa a22 4500 445357398 CHVBK 20180317142904.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10072-011-0720-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10072-011-0720-3 Diagnostic difficulties with central nervous system actinomycosis [Elektronische Daten] [Michele Bellesi, Paolo Di Bella, Leandro Provinciali] When faced with expanding brain lesions of unknown origin showing a ring-shaped enhancement on post-contrast imaging, we use definite criteria to direct further investigation and distinguish among a number of possible diagnostic hypotheses. However, a correct diagnosis may be difficult in some cases, especially when dealing with less frequent conditions. This is the case of actinomycosis, a highly treatable but insidious infection for which nowadays there may be a low level of attention. Brain localization is associated with a significant morbidity and may represent a true diagnostic pitfall. Here we report the difficulties encountered with a case of central nervous system actinomycosis. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Actinomycosis nationallicence Abscess nationallicence Antibiotics nationallicence Diagnostic pitfalls nationallicence Bellesi Michele Department of Neuroscience, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, Torrette di Ancona, 60020, Ancona, Italy aut Di Bella Paolo Department of Neuroscience, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, Torrette di Ancona, 60020, Ancona, Italy aut Provinciali Leandro Department of Neuroscience, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, Torrette di Ancona, 60020, Ancona, Italy aut Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32/5(2011-10-01), 945-947 1590-1874 32:5<945 2011 32 10072 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0720-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0720-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bellesi Michele Department of Neuroscience, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, Torrette di Ancona, 60020, Ancona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Di Bella Paolo Department of Neuroscience, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, Torrette di Ancona, 60020, Ancona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Provinciali Leandro Department of Neuroscience, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, Torrette di Ancona, 60020, Ancona, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32/5(2011-10-01), 945-947 1590-1874 32:5<945 2011 32 10072 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer