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Appendicitis caused by actinomycosis: a case study

Aktinomikozis Nedenli Apandisit Olgusu

Özben YALÇIN
SÜLEYMAN ÖZDEMİR
Uygar DEMİR
Sinan Ömeroğlu
Fevziye KABUKÇUOĞLU
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221–223
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We report a case initially presented as acute appendicitis and definitely diagnosed as actinomycosis after surgery and short summary of the general knowledge on actinomycosis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Actinomycosis is an uncommon suppurative infection.
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Key Findings & Data:The Actinomyces species can cause opportun- istic infections due to the disruption of the mucosal surface.
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Actinomycosis is an uncommon suppurative infection. The Actinomyces species can cause opportun- istic infections due to the disruption of the mucosal surface. We report a case initially presented as acute appendicitis and definitely diagnosed as actinomycosis after surgery and short summary of the general knowledge on actinomycosis.

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Aktinomikozis aktinomiçes tarafından oluşturulan bir enfeksiyondur. Abdominal enfeksiyonlar genel- likle mukozal bütünlüğün bozulduğu durumlarda oluşmaktadır. Bu olgu sunumunda, akut apandisit tanısı almış cerrahi sonrası tanısı konulan aktinomikoz olgusu ve aktinomikoz hakkında genel bilgiler kısaca sunulmaktadır.

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YALÇIN, Ö., ÖZDEMİR, S., DEMİR, U., Ömeroğlu, S., KABUKÇUOĞLU, F. (2015). Appendicitis caused by actinomycosis: a case study. Şişli Etfal Hastanesi Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 49 - Sayı: 3, 221–223. https://ajindex.com/articles/363838

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