[Digestive actinomycosis: three cases and review].
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.
Benkhraba
Khawla
K
Clinique Chirurgicale A, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc.
Benkabbou
Amine
A
El Malki
Hadj Omar
HO
Amahzoune
Mohamed
M
Mohsine
Raouf
R
Ifrine
Lahcen
L
Belkouchi
Abdelkader
A
Balafrej
Saïd
S
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin; D010400:Penicillin G