Abdominal actinomycosis

Zeitschrift Für Kinderchirurgie : Organ Der Deutschen, Der Schweizerischen Und Der Osterreichischen Gesellschaft Für Kinderchirurgie = Surgery in Infancy and Childhood
A HadaryS Nissan

Abstract

Abdominal actinomycosis seldom occurs before puberty. The symptomatology of abdominal actinomycosis is non-specific and the diagnosis is difficult to make. Previously, this condition was associated with a high mortality rate. The following patient had a flank abscess due to actinomycosis as a late complication of perforated appendix which was diagnosed by biopsy and culture. The patient responded to a prolonged course of chemotherapy with intravenous penicillin and metronidazole. This case illustrates the problems encountered in the diagnosis and management of childhood actinomycosis.

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Jun 15, 2007·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·Murat YiğiterAkgün Hiçsönmez
Oct 6, 2010·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·Verena LiuFrancesca Velcek

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