Abdominal actinomycosis

Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking acute appendicitis.

A 51-year-old woman with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever and vomiting that persisted for 3 days was admitted to our emergency service. On physical examination, her pulse rate was 96 beats/min, her body temperature was 37.4°C, and she had tenderness and rebound pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. The patient had had an intrauterine contraceptive device in place for 10 yea...

Combined Therapies in Abdominal Actinomycosis

CAMELIA VIDITA GURBAN1, FLORINA-MARIA ANDRICA2*, COSMIN CITU3, ELENA HOGEA3*, IOSIF MARINCU4, MARIOARA CORNIANU5, OVIDIU ALEXANDRU MEDERLE6 1 Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Romania 2 Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry ,...

Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking a malignant neoplasm.

Abdominal-Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Malignant Neoplasm

Abdominal-pelvic actinomycosis is often mistaken for other conditions, presenting a preoperative diagnostic challenge. In a 46-year-old female, computed tomography showed an abdominal-pelvic retroperitoneal mass extending from the lower pole of the right kidney to the lower pelvis. The patient had a 3-year history of intrauterine device. The mass appeared to involve the ascending colon, cecum, ...

Abdominal actinomycosis with multiple myeloma: A case report

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative infection, for which immune suppression is a predisposing factor. In unusual cases, this disease may present as an abdominal wall involvement simulating a soft tissue tumor as seen in the present case. The presented patient had no signs of trauma or surgical approach and the pathology was considered to be a primary abdominal wall actinomycosis. Preoperativ...