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01-06-2013 | Case Report

Abdominal Actinomycosis—an Interesting Case

Authors: Aniruddha S. Bhuiyan, Krishna Chaitanya K. H., Vikas M., Vikram H.N., Avijeet Mukherjee, Thulasi Vasudevaiah, Srinath R.

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Special Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Actinomyces are part of normal oral flora and cause disease only when the normal mucosal barrier is breached. Reported annual incidence of actinomycosis is 1 case per 300,000 persons (Weese and Smith, Arch Intern Med 135:1562–1568, 1975). Preoperative diagnosis of abdominal actinomycosis is difficult. An accurate diagnosis is always obtained by histological examination and often requires surgical resection. This case of mesenteric panniculitis due to fish bone penetrating the gut wall and lodging in the omentum has been taken for its rare presentation.

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Title: Abdominal Actinomycosis—an Interesting Case
Authors: Aniruddha S. Bhuiyan
Krishna Chaitanya K. H.
Vikas M.
Vikram H.N.
Avijeet Mukherjee
Thulasi Vasudevaiah
Srinath R.
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-011-0359-6

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