Case report
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Abdominal Actinomycosis in Male Patient- A Case Report |
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Correspondence
Address : Dr Surekha U. Arakeri, Professor, Department of Pathology, BLDE University, Shri B M Patil Medical College & Research Centre, Bijapur, Karnataka, India. E-mail: drsuarakeri@hotmail.com |
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Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative granulomatous inflammation commonly caused by Actinomycosis Israelii. Invasive infection of abdomen by this organism comprises 20% of all actinomycotic infections. It is commonly seen in women using intrauterine devices and is rarely reported in males. The rarity of disease in general and its non-specific clinical, biochemical, and radiological features are the causes for frequently mistaking this condition as neoplasm, tuberculosis, appendicitis or inflammatory bowel disease clinically. We report a case of abdominal actinomycosis in a male patient which was clinically masquerading as abdominal tuberculosis and abdominal neoplasm. Diagnosis of actinomycosis was made in this case on histopathology. | ||||||
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