Actinomycosis of the frontal and parotid regions

Cervicofacial actinomycosis still occurs infrequently and should be include d in the differential diagnosis of neoplasms, and chronic suppurative and g ranulomatous lesions of the head and neck region. The authors present two c ases of actinomycosis. Patient 1 was a 32-year-old man who was first seen w ith a firm, suppurative mass at his left frontal region. Patient 2 was a 36 -year-old woman with an indurated mass at her left parotid area. Both patie nts were diagnosed histopathologically with cervicofacial actinomycosis, bu t each patient had a different clinical course and different response to an timicrobial and surgical treatments.