2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.circir.2015.06.023
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Abdomen agudo por actinomicosis con afección colónica: reporte de un caso

Abstract: Actinomycosis is a disease that must be considered by the surgeon when faced with a clinical picture of subacute onset with intermittent fever, weight loss, abdominal pain, and even anaemia in patients with abdominal and retroperitoneal abscesses or previous history of surgery.

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“…Gram-positive, facultative, or obligate anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces are the microorganisms responsible for the development of actinomycosis 1,2 . They are found only in body temperature in humans and animals.…”
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“…Gram-positive, facultative, or obligate anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces are the microorganisms responsible for the development of actinomycosis 1,2 . They are found only in body temperature in humans and animals.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It leads to the formation of single or multiple abscesses that result in drainage sinuses 2,4,6,7 and are surrounded by granulation tissue and fibrosis 4,5,9,10 . The bacteria, when causing tissue injury, initiate a poorly irrigated granulation process, favoring their anaerobic development 1 . This lesion is called an inflammatory pseudotumor, which can mimic, clinically and radiologically, a malignant neoplasm 1,4,10 .…”
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