Sevilla Chica F, Villalba Ferrer F, Domingo Del Pozo C, Laforga Canales J, de La Morena Valenzuela E. [Abdominal actinomycosis simulating Crohn's disease].
GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2001;
24:300-2. [PMID:
11459567 DOI:
10.1016/s0210-5705(01)70179-3]
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Abstract
Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infectious disease that usually develops abscesses and fistulas. It can also mimic other diseases such as cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases or diverticulitis. We present the case of a 67-year-old woman with an unusual form of actinomycosis. Clinically, the disease simulated an inflammatory bowel disease. Computerized axial tomography, intestinal transit and colonoscopy were performed and the suspected 1 diagnosis continued to be inflammatory bowel disease. The definitive diagnosis was made after histopathological study of the surgical specimen. We highlight the diagnostic difficulty of this rare disease and the importance of prolonged antibiotic treatment.
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