title: Abdominal Actinomycosis in Children: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Abdominal actinomycosis is an uncommon pediatric infection that often manifests with a tumor-like lesion. We describe a previously healthy 11-year-old girl who presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and drainage. Computed tomography scan showed an abdominal wall mass. Surgical debridement cultures grew Actinomyces meyeri. Literature review identified 18 additional pediatric cases since 1964 that we have summarized.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; †Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, ‡Department of Pathology, §Department of Surgery, ¶Department of Radiology, and ‖Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Noppadol
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wacharachaisurapol
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bliss
authors.forename: Skorn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ponrartana
authors.forename: Pia S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pannaraj
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000196:Actinomycosis; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059413:Intraabdominal Infections; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins