Actinomicosis de pared abdominal: reporte de dos casos en un hospital general de la ciudad de Lima / Actinomycosis of abdominal wall: report of two cases in a general hospital at Lima
Rev. peru. epidemiol. (Online)
; 13(2)2009. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, LIPECS
| ID: lil-619920
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RESUMEN
Reportamos dos casos de actinomicosis de pared abdominal en pacientes de sexo femenino, de edad adulta y con masa abdominal palpable simuladora de un proceso neoplásico. Una de las pacientes, la cual era portadora de un dispositivo intrauterino, presentó simultáneamente un absceso pélvico actinomicótico. Ambas pacientes tuvieron una evolución favorable con el tratamiento médico-quirúrgico recibido, que consistió en un régimen antibiótico prolongado a base de Penicilina G 4 000 000 UI EV cada cuatro horas y drenaje quirúrgico de los abscesos. En ambos casos el diagnóstico fue post operatorio.
ABSTRACT
We report two cases of abdominal actynomicosis in adult female patients with a palpable abdominal mass, similar to a neoplastic tumor. One of the patients, which was carrying an intrauterine device, presented a pelvic abscess simultaneously. Both patients had a favorable outcome with medical and surgical treatment, which consisted on a long antibiotic scheme based in Penicillin G 4 000 000 IU IV every four hours, and surgical drainage of abscesses. In both cases the diagnosis was post operatory.
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Collection:
National databases
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Peru
Database:
LILACS
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LIPECS
Main subject:
Actinomycosis
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Abdominal Wall
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Peru
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. peru. epidemiol. (Online)
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Andahuaylas/PE
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Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo/PE
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Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos/PE