INTRAMURAL GASTRIC ACTINOMYCOSIS

Authors
SKOUTELIS A PANAGOPOULOS C KALFARENTZOS F BASSARIS H
Citation
A. Skoutelis et al., INTRAMURAL GASTRIC ACTINOMYCOSIS, Southern medical journal, 88(6), 1995, pp. 647-650
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Southern medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00384348
Volume
88
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
647 - 650
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-4348(1995)88:6<647:IGA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
We report a case of intramural gastric actinomycosis and review the fe atures of the additional 16 cases of this uncommon infection reported in the literature. The patient had gastrointestinal symptoms, weight l oss, and fever after gastric operation. At laparotomy, an infiltrating gastric tumor-like lesion was found. Histology revealed actinomycosis , and the patient was successfully treated with oral penicillin. Becau se of its rarity, intramural actinomycosis is an entity overlooked by most surgeons. Reporting of such cases may help increase the awareness of this important and curable disease.