Abdominal-Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Malignant Neoplasm

Abdominal-Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Malignant Neoplasm

Abdominal-pelvic actinomycosis is often mistaken for other conditions, presenting a preoperative diagnostic challenge. In a 46-year-old female, computed tomography showed an abdominal-pelvic retroperitoneal mass extending from the lower pole of the right kidney to the lower pelvis. The patient had a 3-year history of intrauterine device. The mass appeared to involve the ascending colon, cecum, ...

Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking a malignant neoplasm.

Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking acute appendicitis.

A 51-year-old woman with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever and vomiting that persisted for 3 days was admitted to our emergency service. On physical examination, her pulse rate was 96 beats/min, her body temperature was 37.4°C, and she had tenderness and rebound pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. The patient had had an intrauterine contraceptive device in place for 10 yea...

Actinomycosis mimicking sinonasal malignant disease.

To cite: Saibene AM, Di Pasquale D, Pipolo C, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-200300 DESCRIPTION A 46-year-old man was referred to our ear nose throat clinic for the right nasal obstruction, purulent nasal discharge, mid-facial swelling and upper right gingival retraction since 6 months. He had previously received antibiotic therapy wi...

Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking a Locally Advanced Pelvic Malignancy--case Report.

We present the case of a former user of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) for 10 years, diagnosed with a bulky, fixed pelvic tumor involving the internal genital organs and the recto sigmoid, causing luminal narrowing of the rectum, interpreted as locally advanced pelvic malignancy, probably of genital origin. Intraoperatively, a high index of suspicion made us collect a sample from th...