title: [Primary hepatic actinomycosis].
abstract: Primary hepatic actinomycosis is a rare infection that can clinically be confused with hepatic pyogenous abscesses or neoproliferative processes. We present the case of a 71-year-old man who had previously undergone total gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma. After 4 years of favorable clinical course he presented a space-occupying lesion in the right hepatic lobe. Diagnostic tests were nonspecific and the diagnosis was confirmed by histological study of a biopsy of the lesion obtained through laparotomy. Prolonged antibiotic treatment produced a complete response. The etiopathogenesis and diagnostic-therapeutic options of hepatic actinomycosis are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain. ccastellonp@teleline.es
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Castellón Pavón
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Foruria Franco
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: González Núñez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morales Artero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez Sapiña
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: del Amo Olea
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G
vernacular_title: Actinomicosis hepática primaria.