Year :
2015 |
Month :
October-December
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Volume :
4 |
Issue :
4 |
Page :
62 - 64 |
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Abdominal Actinomycosis in Male
Patient- A Case Report
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Surekha U Arakeri, Prachi Sinkar 1. Professor, Department of Pathology, BLDE University Shri B M Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
2. Postgraduate Student in Department of Pathology, BLDE University Shri B M Patil Medical College and Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
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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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ABSTRACT | |
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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Keywords
: Abdominal mass, Abdominal neoplasm, Abdominal tuberculosis |
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