Intra-abdominal actinomycosis presenting with sulfur granules in the urine.
Intra-abdominal actinomycosis is rarely suspected and is difficult to diagnose. A 46-year-old woman with intra-abdominal actinomycosis is described in whom the condition was first suspected when sulfur granules were found in her urine. The infection had involved her bladder but not her kidneys.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000382:microbiology; D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine*; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013455:Sulfur / Q000652:urine*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
D002981:Clindamycin; D013455:Sulfur; D010400:Penicillin G