Actinomycosis of the Appendix: A Case Report.
10.3393/jksc.2010.26.3.233
- Author:
Sung Bae JEE
1
;
Ki Seok JANG
;
Sung Ho KIM
;
Chul Joong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, The Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. bodhgaya@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Actinomycosis;
Appendicitis;
Laparoscopy
- MeSH:
Actinomycosis;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Appendicitis;
Appendix;
Communicable Diseases;
Diverticulitis;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Male;
Membranes
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2010;26(3):233-237
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Actinomycosis is an uncommon disease caused by actinomycoses, which is a normal flora in the human mucosal membrane. It is difficult to diagnose pre- and intra-operatively and requires long-term use of antibiotics even after surgery. Especially, abdominal actinomycosis is frequently misdiagnosed as a tumor, diverticulitis, chronic inflammatory disease, or other infectious disease preoperatively. Thus, we report the case of a 21-yr-old male patient who was thought to have acute appendicitis and who underwent a cecal wedge resection, including the appendix, with the assistance of laparoscopy for appendiceal actinomycosis.
