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Case Report: Acute large bowel obstruction with actinomycosis of the sigmoid colon mimicking neoplasm.
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September 2024
Visceral surgery, University Hospital Center Mongi Slim, La Marsa, Tunis, Tunisia.
Article Synopsis
- Actinomycosis is a rare bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species, particularly Actinomyces israeli, and can present as a solid mass in the colon, simulating cancer.
- A 68-year-old man with multiple health issues was diagnosed with an obstructive mass in his sigmoid colon after presenting with abdominal pain; surgery confirmed the infection and involved a total colectomy.
- Although abdominal actinomycosis can confuse doctors and lead to unnecessary surgeries, it's usually treatable with antibiotics, and complicated cases may require both surgery and continued antibiotic treatment for complete recovery.
Detection of pulmonary actinomycosis by metagenomic next-generation sequencing in a cancer patient receiving maintenance olaparib: A review and case report.
Respir Med Case Rep
March 2024
Department of Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, PR China.
Article Synopsis
- * Despite normal inflammatory markers and negative traditional tests, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) identified Actinomyces odontolyticus as the culprit pathogen in her lungs.
- * Treatment with high doses of penicillin G successfully resolved her symptoms and significantly improved her lung condition, highlighting mNGS as an effective tool for diagnosing rare infections.
Lyme disease and Whipple's disease: a comprehensive review for the rheumatologist.
Adv Rheumatol
March 2024
Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 455- 3º andar- sala 3192 Cerqueira Cesar, CEP:01246-903, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Article Synopsis
- Lyme disease and Whipple's disease are rare but important because they can cause joint pain that looks like other diseases.
- * Lyme disease usually affects big joints about six months after a skin rash occurs, while Whipple’s disease can cause joint problems years before stomach issues appear.
- * Both diseases can be confused with more common conditions, and knowing where they occur can help doctors make the right diagnosis.
Tropheryma whipplei Endocarditis Presenting as Valvulopathy and Multiple Septic Emboli.
J Gen Intern Med
May 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
A 63-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for nausea, vomiting, and right flank pain. He was found to have septic emboli in multiple organs secondary to aortic valve endocarditis. He was started on broad-spectrum antibiotics and underwent valve replacement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPericardial actinomycosis.
BMJ Case Rep
January 2024
Academic Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
A man in his 50s, with a history of night sweats and weight loss, presented acutely with dyspnoea and chest pain. Imaging revealed right middle lobe consolidation and a large pericardial effusion. The diagnosis of actinomycosis was made using endobronchial ultrasound-guided sampling from the pericardial effusion.
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