Unusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three Cases
Background: Primary actinomycosis of the anterior abdominal wall and appendix are very rare clinical entities. An accurate diagnosis is generally obtained by histological examination, and treatment often requires surgical resection. Case Report: In this study we presented two cases of primary act...
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| author | Faruk Karateke Sefa Özyazıcı Ebru Menekşe Koray Daş Mehmet Özdoğan |
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| description | Background: Primary actinomycosis of the anterior abdominal wall and appendix are very rare clinical entities. An accurate diagnosis is generally obtained by histological examination, and treatment often requires surgical resection.
Case Report: In this study we presented two cases of primary actinomycosis involving the anterior abdominal wall and a third one located in the appendix.
Conclusion: Actinomyces Israelii can involve all anatomic structures of the abdomen. Although preoperative diagnosis is difficult, the combination of surgery and antibiotic treatment results in complete treatment in the majority of cases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-085f3d64f77747febb03e6cef34a95052023-02-15T16:20:38ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBalkan Medical Journal2146-31232146-31312013-09-0130331531710.5152/balkanmedj.2012.377Unusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three CasesFaruk Karateke0Sefa Özyazıcı1Ebru Menekşe2Koray Daş3Mehmet Özdoğan4Department of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, TurkeyBackground: Primary actinomycosis of the anterior abdominal wall and appendix are very rare clinical entities. An accurate diagnosis is generally obtained by histological examination, and treatment often requires surgical resection. Case Report: In this study we presented two cases of primary actinomycosis involving the anterior abdominal wall and a third one located in the appendix. Conclusion: Actinomyces Israelii can involve all anatomic structures of the abdomen. Although preoperative diagnosis is difficult, the combination of surgery and antibiotic treatment results in complete treatment in the majority of cases.http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=371Actinomycosisabdominal wallappendix |
| spellingShingle | Faruk Karateke Sefa Özyazıcı Ebru Menekşe Koray Daş Mehmet Özdoğan Unusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three Cases Balkan Medical Journal Actinomycosis abdominal wall appendix |
| title | Unusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three Cases |
| title_full | Unusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three Cases |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three Cases |
| title_short | Unusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three Cases |
| title_sort | unusual presentations of actinomycosis anterior abdominal wall and appendix report of three cases |
| topic | Actinomycosis abdominal wall appendix |
| url | http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=371 |
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