INTRACRANIAL ACTINOMYCOSIS IN JUVENILE PATIENTS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

A case of actinomycotic brain infection in a juvenile patient is descr ibed. Cases of actinomycosis affecting the head and neck are rare, par ticularly in juvenile patients. In this case complete resolution of th e infection was achieved by means of surgical treatment and prolonged antibiotic therapy. The authors emphasize the importance of a combined approach for treatment of this unusual brain infection and stress the difficulties involved in the diagnosis of this pathology.