title: [Digestive actinomycosis: three cases and review].
abstract: Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative disease. It is caused by an anaerobic bacterium, generally Actinomyces israelii. Cervical and thoracic localizations are most frequent. Digestive actinomycosis is rare and can simulate cancer leading to resection. We report 3 cases of surgical abdominal actinomycosis. Localization was colic in 2 cases and hepatic in 1 case. The diagnosis of actinomycosis was made after resection in the 3 cases. The evolution was favourable under medical treatment. These observations illustrate the difficulty of diagnosing this rare and unrecognised disease which can be cured by long term penicillin therapy.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Chirurgicale A, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Khawla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Benkhraba
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benkabbou
authors.forename: Hadj Omar
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: El Malki
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amahzoune
authors.forename: Raouf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohsine
authors.forename: Lahcen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ifrine
authors.forename: Abdelkader
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belkouchi
authors.forename: Saïd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balafrej
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin; D010400:Penicillin G