Actinomycosis simulating malignant large bowel obstruction.

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Abstract

We present a case of a 58 year old white male who entered the hospital with abdominal pain and developed large bowel obstruction, simulating malignant disease. Anatomopathological examination showed abdominal actinomycosis, a rare presentation of this disease.

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Bittencourt, J. A. F., Andreis, E. L., Lima, E. L., Dorn, D. E., & Muller, V. (2004). Actinomycosis simulating malignant large bowel obstruction. The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 8(2), 186–189. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-86702004000200011

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