Actinomycosis: an unusual complication following appendicitis.
We present a report of a case of retroperitoneal actinomycosis 3 years after appendectomy for a ruptured appendix. Actinomycosis is an unusual infectious disease that occasionally occurs after enteric perforation. The literature is reviewed, and the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.
Castillenti
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Department of General Surgery, Doctors Hospital, Massillon, Ohio.
Conklin
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D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
D010406:Penicillins