| Autor: |
Piper MH; Department of Internal Medicine, Macomb Hospital Center, Warren, Michigan., Schaberg DR, Ross JM, Shartsis JM, Orzechowski RW |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The American journal of gastroenterology [Am J Gastroenterol] 1992 Aug; Vol. 87 (8), pp. 1040-2. |
| Abstrakt: |
Abdominal actinomycosis is a disease that is difficult to diagnose nonoperatively. Usual manifestations are abscesses and draining sinus tracts. Treatment is typically surgical and requires prolonged intravenous antibiotics. Presented is a patient who underwent surveillance colonoscopy after resection for colon carcinoma. Diagnosis of colonic actinomycosis and subsequent resolution was demonstrated endoscopically after lengthy oral penicillin therapy (2 g/day for 1 yr). This case documents that resection may not be necessary to effect cure of abdominal actinomycosis. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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