title: Unusual presentations of actinomycosis; anterior abdominal wall and appendix: report of three cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary actinomycosis of the anterior abdominal wall and appendix are very rare clinical entities. An accurate diagnosis is generally obtained by histological examination, and treatment often requires surgical resection.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study we presented two cases of primary actinomycosis involving the anterior abdominal wall and a third one located in the appendix.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Actinomyces Israelii can involve all anatomic structures of the abdomen. Although preoperative diagnosis is difficult, the combination of surgery and antibiotic treatment results in complete treatment in the majority of cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karateke
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sefa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozyazıcı
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menekşe
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Daş
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozdoğan
keywords: Actinomycosis; abdominal wall; appendix