Primary hepatic actinomycosis: a diagnostic problem.
A fatal case of hepatic actinomycosis in an immuno-compromised host is described. Diagnosis was delayed because of the rarity of this disease and because amoebic liver abscess, common in the tropics, has a similar presentation.
Kazmi
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Department of Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
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D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography