A Rare Case of Ileal Actinomycosis Mimicking Crohns Ileitis

A rare case of ascending colon actinomycosis mimicking cancer

BACKGROUND Actinomycosis is a rare inflammatory disease caused by an anaerobic bacterium that can rarely affect the large intestine. CASE PRESENTATION We present a rare case of a cecum and ascending colon actinomycosis in a 72 years old woman, mimicking clinically a malignant inflammatory tumor of the right colon. The patient complained of right lower quadrant pain. Although our first thought...

Rare Case of Ileal Perforation Key words: Eosinophilic ileitis, Ileal perforation, Laparotomy

A Rare Localization of Actinomycosis Mimicking Ulcerative Malignancy

Actinomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, and granulomatous process caused by Actinomycetes, saprophytic bacteria normally residing in the oral cavity. It can involve any organ, but the cervicofacial disease is the most frequent. Pharyngolayngeal involvement is rare and usually occurs secondary to the oral or cervical disease. There are few cases of primary pharyngolaringeal actinomycosis descri...

Pinworm Infestation Mimicking Crohns' Disease

We here report a case of a young man who presented to his general practitioner with diarrhea. Inflammatory bowel disease was suspected and a colonoscopy showed aphthous lesions suggestive of Crohns' disease but biopsies revealed eggs of Enterobius vermicularis. When treated for this parasite, his symptoms were alleviated and a followup colonoscopy revealed a normal colon and distal ileum. Enter...

Primary Gastric Actinomycosis: a Rare Case Report

Actinomycosis is a chronic disease characterized by abscess formation, tissue fibrosis, draining sinuses and ulcers. It is caused by the filamentous, gram-positive anaerobic or microaerophilic bacterial species of the genus Actinomyces. Actinomycosis mainly presents in three forms: cervicofacial (31-65%), abdominopelvic (2036%) and thoracic (15-30%). Abdominal actinomycosis has often been calle...