Open AccessUnusual Presentations of Actinomycosis; Anterior Abdominal Wall and Appendix: Report of Three Cases
Author(s) -
Faruk Karateke,
Sefa Özyazıcı,
Ebru Menekse,
Koray Daş,
Mehmet Özdoğan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
balkan medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2146-3131
pISSN - 2146-3123
DOI - 10.5152/balkanmedj.2012.377
Subject(s) - actinomycosis , appendix , actinomyces israelii , medicine , abdominal wall , actinomyces , abdomen , surgery , radiology , paleontology , genetics , bacteria , biology
Primary actinomycosis of the anterior abdominal wall and appendix are very rare clinical entities. An accurate diagnosis is generally obtained by histological examination, and treatment often requires surgical resection.
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