A Case of Abdominal Actinomycosis Presenting as Ileocecal Ulcers and Recurrent Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Intestinal Research
; : 309-313, 2012.
Article
de Ko
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-45078
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Abdominal actinomycosis is a rare chronic suppurative infection that is difficult to diagnose precisely without an operation. It also tends to be misdiagnosed as a malignancy, intestinal tuberculosis, diverticular disease, or Crohn's disease. A 54-year-old man presented with loose stools, hematochezia, and vague abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant. He had had a history of hematochezia and recurrent colon ulcers on colonoscopy seven times within the past 3 years. A colonoscopy at admission revealed multiple, variably sized and shaped ulcerations in the terminal ileum, cecum, and ascending and transverse colons. Biopsies from the cecal ulcer demonstrated sulfur granules. This is the first cases of abdominal actinomycosis presenting as a recurrent lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to ileocolic ulcerations in Korea.
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Indice:
WPRIM
Sujet Principal:
Soufre
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Tuberculose
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Ulcère
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Biopsie
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Actinomycose
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Maladie de Crohn
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Douleur abdominale
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Caecum
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Coloscopie
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Côlon
Limites du sujet:
Humans
Pays comme sujet:
Asia
langue:
Ko
Texte intégral:
Intestinal Research
Année:
2012
Type:
Article