Infect Chemother.  2004 Aug;36(4):255-258.

A Case of Abdominal Actinomycosis Complicated by Hydronephrosis

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  • 1Department of Internal medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. geuncom@hosp.sch.ac.kr

Abstract

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces species, which normally colonize the mouth, colon, and vagina. Actinomycosis affects any organ and it is histologically characterized by sulfur granule. Most of abdominal actinomycosis develop following appendicitis, diverticulitis or perforated viscus. Abdominal actinomycosis is commonly misdiagnosed as other diseases of intestine because the clinical presentation is non-specific and the radiologic findings mimic tumor. We report a case of abdominal actinomycosis, which initially presented as hydronephrosis and finally diagnosed after laparotomy. Histological findings showed sulfur granules, chronic granulomatous inflammation, and acute inflammatory cells. In our knowledge, this is the first report in Korea of the abdominal actinomycosis associated with appendicitis and complicated with hydronephrosis.

Keyword

Abdominal actinomycosis; Hydronephrosis; Appendicitis

MeSH Terms

Actinomyces
Actinomycosis*
Appendicitis
Colon
Diverticulitis
Hydronephrosis*
Inflammation
Intestines
Korea
Laparotomy
Mouth
Sulfur
Vagina
Sulfur
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