Title
Abdominal wall actinomycosis with hepatic infiltration mimicking a malignant neoplasm. Case report
Other title
[Actinomicosis de pared abdominal con infiltración hepática simulando una neoplasia maligna. Reporte de un caso]
Date Issued
01 September 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad de La Frontera
Publisher(s)
Universidad de la Frontera
Abstract
Actinomyces infection (actinomycosis) may create diagnostic conflicts and be confused with malignant neoplasms, especially in the abdomen. The objective of this study was to report a case of abdominal wall actinomycosis with hepatic infiltration, and review the existing evidence. Female patient, 33 years of age, with no surgical history or use of intra-uterine devices. She consulted for abdominal pain and palpable mass at the epigastrium. It was studied with images, which allowed verifying an abdominal wall mass with hepatic fistulae. A broad extirpation of the lesion was performed. The histological study revealed sulfur granules consistent with actinomyces. The patient has evolved satisfactorily, without problems; and is currently in treatment with amoxicillin. We present an unusual case of abdominal wall actinomycosis with hepatic infiltration that resulted in a difficult di agnosi s. When a l arge i nt raperi t oneal mass i s found, actinomycosis needs to be included as a differential diagnoses.
Start page
1033
End page
1037
Volume
37
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85069856000
Source
International Journal of Morphology
ISSN of the container
07179367
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