Actinomycosis simulating malignant large bowel obstruction

Actinomycosis simulating malignant large bowel obstruction

We present a case of a 58 year old white male who entered the hospital with abdominal pain and developed large bowel obstruction, simulating malignant disease. Anatomopathological examination showed abdominal actinomycosis, a rare presentation of this disease.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	José Augusto Ferreira Bittencourt, Elmes Luiz Andreis, Eduardo Lahude Lima, Dalvani Elias Dorn, Virgínia Muller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Actinomycosis abdominal bowel obstruction
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000200011&lng=en&tlng=en

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