title: Actinomycosis of the gallbladder due to Actinomyces naeslundii.
abstract: We report two cases of actinomycosis of the gallbladder due to Actinomyces naeslundii. Both patients presented with acute cholecystitis. After cholecystectomy with the removal of gallstones each patient made an uneventful recovery. The literature on cholecystitis due to Actinomyces is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Bellier, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Freland
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Massoubre
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Horeau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caillon
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Drugeon
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged