Severe abdominopelvic actinomycosis with colon perforation and hepatic involvement mimicking advanced sigmoid colon cancer with hepatic metastasis: a case study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12893-018-0386-3
Abstract: BackgroundActinomycosis is a rare chronic invasive disease caused by Actinomyces spp. Although abdominopelvic actinomycosis, which involves the colon and the pelvic organs extensively, has been frequently reported, abdominopelvic actinomycosis presenting with colon perforation and hepatic… read more here.
Keywords: colon perforation; abdominopelvic actinomycosis; perforation hepatic; colon ... See more keywords
Abdominopelvic Actinomycosis—The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge of the Most Misdiagnosed Disease
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DOI: 10.3390/life12030447
Abstract: Abdominopelvic actinomycosis is a rare chronic or subacute bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces israelii, a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium that normally colonizes the digestive and genital tracts, clinically presented as an inflammatory mass or abscess formation.… read more here.
Keywords: diagnostic therapeutic; actinomycosis diagnostic; disease; approach ... See more keywords