| Abdominal wall actinomycosis simulating a malignant neoplasm: Case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 21160882 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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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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Paola Acquaro; Fulvio Tagliabue; Gianmaria Confalonieri; Paolo Faccioli; Melchiorre Costa |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: World journal of gastrointestinal surgery Volume: 2 ISSN: 1948-9366 ISO Abbreviation: World J Gastrointest Surg Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-12-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101532473 Medline TA: World J Gastrointest Surg Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 247-50 Citation Subset: - |
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Paola Acquaro, Fulvio Tagliabue, Gianmaria Confalonieri, Melchiorre Costa, Department of Surgery, "A.Manzoni" Hospital, Via dell'Eremo 9/11, 23900 Lecco (LC), Italy. |
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