Abdominal Wall Actinomycosis Simulating a Malignant Neoplasm: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal World J Gastrointest Surg

Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2010 Dec 17

PMID 21160882

Citations 14

Authors

Paola Acquaro

Fulvio Tagliabue

Gianmaria Confalonieri

Paolo Faccioli

Melchiorre Costa

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Abstract

Abdominal wall actinomycosis is a rare disease frequently associated with the presence of an intra uterine device. We report on a case of a 47-year-old woman who had used an intrauterine device for many years and had removed it about a month prior to the identification of an abdominal wall abscess caused by Actinomyces israelii. The abscess mimicked a malignancy and the patient underwent a demolitive surgical treatment. The diagnosis was obtained only after histopathological examination. Postoperatively, the patient developed an infection of the wound which was treated with daily medication. The combination of long-term high dose antibiotic therapy with surgery led to successful treatment.

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