title: Intramural gastric actinomycosis.
abstract: We report a case of intramural gastric actinomycosis and review the features of the additional 16 cases of this uncommon infection reported in the literature. The patient had gastrointestinal symptoms, weight loss, and fever after gastric operation. At laparotomy, an infiltrating gastric tumor-like lesion was found. Histology revealed actinomycosis, and the patient was successfully treated with oral penicillin. Because of its rarity, intramural actinomycosis is an entity overlooked by most surgeons. Reporting of such cases may help increase the awareness of this important and curable disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skoutelis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panagopoulos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kalfarentzos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bassaris
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis