Abdominal‐pelvic actinomycosis is often mistaken for other conditions, presenting a
preoperative diagnostic challenge. In a 46‐year‐old female, computed tomography showed …

Intra-abdominal and extraperitoneal actinomycosis are rare infections, caused by different
Actinomyces species. However, they have been diagnosed more frequently in the last ten …

Actinomycosis is an infrequent chronic infectious disease. In most cases the diagnosis is
made postoperatively because of its unusual clinical presentation. Moreover, abdominal …

Objective: Rare disease Background: The aim of this study was to report the clinical
diagnosis and treatment of a case of pelvic actinomycosis in our hospital and provide a …

Introduction Pelvic actinomycosis constitutes 3% of all human actinomycosis infections. It is
usually insidious, and is often mistaken for other conditions such as diverticulitis, abscesses …

Objective: Three cases of pelvic actinomycosis initially diagnosed as pelvic malignancy and
treated surgically are reported. Cases: The first case was a 38-year-old multiparous woman …

Abdominal actinomycosis is a rare entity which presents some difficulty in establishing a
correct preoperative diagnosis. We report herein the case of a 41-year-old woman who …

Actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, granulomatous disease caused by several species
of the genus Actinomyces, a Gram-positive, filamentous bacterium that normally colonizes …

Objectives Pelvic actinomycosis is a rare disease that can be diagnosed before, during or
after surgical treatment of a suspected ovarian tumor, a suspected bowel obstruction, or …

BACKGROUND: Pelvic actinomycosis is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. The chronic
infection is locally infiltrative and causes a profound induration of infected tissue planes. This …