A Case of Abdominal Actinomycosis Mimicking Colon Carcinoma.
- Author:
Jeong Eun SHIN
1
;
Sung Ae JUNG
;
Seong Eun KIM
;
Su Jung BAIK
;
Hee Jung OH
;
You Kyoung CHO
;
Seung Yon BAEK
;
Kwon YOO
;
Il Hwan MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jassa@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Actinomycosis;
Colon carcinoma
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Actinomycosis*;
Appendicitis;
Blood Sedimentation;
Causality;
Colon*;
Diverticulitis;
Fever;
Fistula;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases;
Leukocytosis;
Sensation;
Tuberculosis
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2003;27(2):84-87
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous-disease caused by Actinomycosis israelli. Clinical presentation of the abdominal form of actinomycosis is nonspecific-pain, fever, leukocytosis, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a sensation of abdominal mass and a formation of fistula. In addition, abdominal actinomycosis may mimic a carcinoma, diverticular abscess, inflammatory bowel disease, and tuberculosis. Most of abdominal actinomycosis develops after trauma, appendicitis, diverticulitis or gastrointestinal perforation. We report a case of abdominal actinomycosis preoperatively mimicking as colon carcinoma, which had no predisposing factors.
