Published October 1989
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Journal article
Intestinal actinomycosis: a case report
- 1. 8950231BR
- 2. 8950332BR
Description
Intestinal actinomycosis: a case report. The authors describe a case of intestinal actinomycosis, which was manisfestated by abdominal mass and suggested, clinical and radiologically, a bowel carcinoma. They discuss the pathogenesis, and the clinical and radiological manisfestations of this disease, and its differential diagnosis. This is an infrequent disease which must be considered whenever suggestive clinical aspects are associated with a radiological ''malignant pattern'' of a bowel lesion. (author)
Abstract (Portuguese)
Os autores descrevem um caso de actinomicose intestinal, que se manifestou como massa abdominal palpavel simulando, clinica e radiologicamente, um carcinoma de colon. Sao discutidos a patogenese, as formas clinicas, os principais sitios de acometimento e os diagnosticos diferencias da doenca. Esta e uma patologia pouco frequente, porem deve ser lembrada nas lesoes do colon associadas a historia clinica sugestiva. (autor)Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Portuguese)
- Actinomicose intestinal: relato de um caso
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiologia Brasileira
- Journal Volume
- 22
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Radiol. Bras. ;ISSN 0100-3984.
- Journal Page Range
- 195-199
- ISSN
- 0100-3984
- CODEN
- RDBRA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Brazil
- Country of Input or Organization
- Brazil
- INIS RN
- 21075251
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTINOMYCES; INTESTINES; MYCOSES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BACTERIA; BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FUNGAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEDICINE; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANS; RADIATIONS