ABDOMINAL ACTINOMYCOSIS PRESENTING AS SIMPLE ACUTE APPENDICITIS
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Actinomycosis is an uncommon chronic infection. It usually occurs in the cervicofacial, thoracic and abdominopelvic region. In abdominopelvic actinomycosis the ileum, ceacum and appendix is involved usually as a mass. In our case, there was no mass clinically or radiologically. He had tenderness right lower quadrant of abdomen, clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis was made and appendicectomy done. Histopathological report showed bacterial colony or sulphur granules surrounded by acute and chronic inflammatory cells.
Authors and Affiliations
Anita Harry| Professor, Department of surgery, Meenakshi Medical College & Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Taminadu, India Corresponding author email: omnarayana05@yahoo.com
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