title: Simultaneous occurrence of two rare diseases: actinomycosis and melanoma of the rectum.
abstract: The simultaneous occurrence of two rare conditions in a single patient is uncommon. We report the case of a patient with rectal actinomycosis covering an anorectal melanoma (both infrequent conditions), the last one being later recognized, only after surgical excision. We underline here the role of thinking "outside the box" when an unusual situation is experienced.
authors.affiliation: Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania. eugen.dumitru@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Eugen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dumitru
authors.affiliation: Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania.
authors.forename: Irina Magdalena
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Dumitru
authors.affiliation: Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania.
authors.forename: Razvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.affiliation: Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital Constanta, Romania.
authors.forename: Ghiulendan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Resul
authors.affiliation: Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania.
authors.forename: Ionut
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bulbuc
authors.affiliation: Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania.
authors.forename: Sorin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rugina
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed