A Case of Abdominal Actinomycosis Mimicking Colon Carcinoma / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 84-87, 2003.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-27164
ABSTRACT
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous-disease caused by Actinomycosis israelli. Clinical presentation of the abdominal form of actinomycosis is nonspecific-pain, fever, leukocytosis, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a sensation of abdominal mass and a formation of fistula. In addition, abdominal actinomycosis may mimic a carcinoma, diverticular abscess, inflammatory bowel disease, and tuberculosis. Most of abdominal actinomycosis develops after trauma, appendicitis, diverticulitis or gastrointestinal perforation. We report a case of abdominal actinomycosis preoperatively mimicking as colon carcinoma, which had no predisposing factors.
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Assunto principal:
Apendicite
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Sensação
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Tuberculose
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Sedimentação Sanguínea
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Actinomicose
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Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais
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Causalidade
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Colo
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Abscesso
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Diverticulite
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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