title: Primary renal and retroperitoneal actinomycosis.
abstract: A case of the rare condition of renal and retroperitoneal actinomycosis is presented. The clinical and imaging (ultrasonography and computed tomography) findings are described and attention is drawn to the diagnostic difficulties in this rare disease.
authors.affiliation: Szent-Györgyi Albert Medical University, Department of Radiology, H-6720 Szeged, Korányi fasor 8, Hungary.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Porkoláb
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palkó
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography