A rare case of ascending colon actinomycosis mimicking cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Actinomycosis is a rare inflammatory disease caused by an anaerobic bacterium that can rarely affect the large intestine.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present a rare case of a cecum and ascending colon a...

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Main Authors: Zizi Diamanto, Psimitis Ioannis, Filippou Dimitrios, Rizos Spiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-01-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/5/1