Background: Primary actinomycosis of the anterior abdominal wall and appendix are very
rare clinical entities. An accurate diagnosis is generally obtained by histological …

Primary actinomycosis of the abdominal wall is a rare clinical entity. Only 7 adequately
described cases have been reported in the English literature. We report a case of isolated …

Actinomycosis of the anterior abdominal wall is a rare infection caused by different
Actinomyces species. We report a case of primary actinomycosis localized on the anterior …

Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative, pseudotumoral illness caused by an
anaerobic gram positive organism usually Actinomyces israelii which can mimick a tumoral …

Background: Actinomycosis is a rare, insidious, infectious disease. Cervicofacial, thoracic
and abdominopelvic districts are most commonly involved. Its tendency to involve …

Actinomyces israelii is a normal inhabitant in the gastrointestinal tract of humans, it rarely
causes disease. Abdominal involvement occurs in only 20 percent of all cases and can …

Abdominal actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous suppurative disease caused by
anaerobic Gram positive germs from Actinomyces species. The vermiform appendix and …

Abdominal actinomycosis (AA) is a rare infection caused by filamentous Gram-positive
anaerobic bacteria Actinomyces. We report two cases of adults with AA who initially …

Actinomycosis in human is caused by actinomyces Israeli, saprophyte bacterium of the
mouth and gastrointestinal tract and an opportunistic pathogen [1 2]. Invasive infection of …

Introduction: Abdominal actinomycosis is an uncommon disease. Nevertheless it should be
considered in case of unclear tumor-like abdominal masses. Methods: We report a case of a …