Journals / Anadolu Tıp Dergisi / 2001 / Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 3

Abdominal actinomycosis (Case report)

Abdominal aktinomikoz (Olgu sunumu)

Pages
173–176
Publication Date
2022-10-10
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Since it is a rare infection and can be misdiagnosed as malign tumor, we reported these two cases and reviewed the literature.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Actinomycosis is a rare chronic suppurative infection, which is mostly localized in neck.
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Key Findings & Data:Other localizations include lung and abdomen.
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Conclusion & Impact:Since it is a rare infection and can be misdiagnosed as malign tumor, we reported these two cases and reviewed the literature.
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Abstract

Actinomycosis is a rare chronic suppurative infection, which is mostly localized in neck. Other localizations include lung and abdomen. Actinomyces israelii is the most common cause of the infection. Diagnosis is based on histological analyses of the tissue or anaerobic culture. Macroscopic appearance includes intense fibrosis, containing gray, white or yellow colored abscess foci, and soft necrotic areas. Microscopic studies show pale eosinophilic granular amorphous bodies surrounded by polymorphonuclear leukocytes, which suggest actinomycosis. Our cases were two female patients, who were clinically diagnosed as having malign tumors. Although, they underwent emergent operations with a diagnosis of acute abdomen, the histopathological studies revealed suppurative chronic inflammation due to actinomycosis infection in both of the cases. Since it is a rare infection and can be misdiagnosed as malign tumor, we reported these two cases and reviewed the literature.

Özet

Aktinomikoz, çoğunlukla boyunda, bazen de akciğer ve abdomende lokalize olan nadir görülen, kronik süpüratif bir enfeksiyon hastalığıdır. Enfeksiyona sıklıkla Actinomyces israelii sebep olmaktadır. Tanı organizmanın dokudaki karakteristik histolojik görüntüsü veya anaerobik kültürle konmaktadır. Aktinomikoz enfeksiyonu makroskopik olarak, gri beyaz sarı renkte apse odakları ve yumuşak nekrotik odaklar içeren yoğun fibrozise neden olur. Mikroskopik incelemede ise polimorf nüveli lökositlerle çevrili koyu eosinofilik granüler amorf cisimler, aktinomikozu akla getirir. Olgularımız, abdominal kitle ve akut batın nedeniyle acil olarak opere edilen iki kadın hastaydı. Her iki olgu klinik özellikleriyle malign tümör olarak değerlendirilmiş olmasına karşın histopatolojik inceleme sonucunda aktinomikoz enfeksiyonuyla uyumlu kronik süpüratif inflamasyon tanısı aldı. Nadir oluşu ve malign tümör olarak hatalı tanı alma ihtimali nedeniyle iki abdominal aktinomikoz vakası literatür eşliğinde sunuldu.

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ÖZYILMAZ, F., YALÇINKAYA, U., YALÇIN, Ö., ÖZDİL, A. (2022). Abdominal actinomycosis (Case report). Anadolu Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 3, 173–176. https://ajindex.com/articles/438164

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