title: [Abdominal actinomycosis. Apropos of a case].
abstract: Abdominal actinomycosis is a chronic suppurating granulomatosis caused by a Gram positive germ, Actinomyces. Manifestations of this rare disease are usually pseudotumoral syndrome leading to surgical exeresis. The diagnosis is obtained from the pathology report. We report a pseudotumor of the transverse colon which invaded the greater omentum and the anterior abdominal wall. From a review of the recent literature, we observed that most papers deal essentially with a relatively new entity, pelvic actinomycosis related to prolonged use of an intra-uterine device without medical surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie, Centre Hospitalier du Nord Mayenne.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kabwa
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mattei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramadane
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003082:Colectomy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate
vernacular_title: Actinomycose abdominale. A propos d'un cas.