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[A patient with abdominal actinomycosis--diagnostic problems].

D Bielicki1, J Kładny, M Chosia

  • 1Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Zakaźnych Pomorskiej AM w Szczecinie.

Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski : Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
|February 24, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Abdominal actinomycosis is difficult to diagnose, often mimicking cancer. Definitive diagnosis requires pathological assessment, even with initial negative endoscopic findings, to consider this rare infection.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Pathology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Abdominal actinomycosis presents diagnostic challenges, frequently mimicking malignant conditions.
  • Clinical presentation and colonoscopy findings can be misleading, suggesting cancer.

Observation:

  • A case is presented where initial investigations pointed towards malignancy.
  • The final diagnosis of abdominal actinomycosis was established post-surgical resection.

Findings:

  • Pathological assessment of the resected sigmoid confirmed actinomycosis.
  • Negative endoscopic biopsies should prompt consideration of benign conditions like actinomycosis.

Implications:

  • Intraoperative pathological examination is crucial for lesions suspected of malignancy but yielding negative initial results.

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  • Considering actinomycosis in differential diagnosis can prevent delayed treatment for this treatable infection.