title: Abdominal actinomycosis: evaluation by computed tomography.
abstract: Actinomycosis causes disease in multiple organ systems and involves the abdomen approximately 20% of the time. We report a case of a 48-yr-old woman with a large abdominal mass secondary to actinomycosis. The patient demonstrates the clinical and pathologic features of this disease, as well as the role of evaluation by barium examination and computed tomography (CT). A discussion of abdominal actinomycosis is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: DeCosse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dannenberg
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed