title: Intra-abdominal actinomycosis with hepatic pseudotumor and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 6-y-old boy.
abstract: We report the case of a 6-y-old boy with actinomycosis, presenting as xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP), hepatic pseudotumor and abdominal abscess. Symptoms included intermittent fever, abdominal pain and significant weight loss. Hepatic and renal tumor masses were suspected on sonography and computerized tomography. XGP and actinomycosis were proven by pathology. The patient recovered well with antibiotic alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000382:microbiology*