{"title":"Abdominal Actinomycosis Abscess Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.","authors":"Yosra Loukil, Saadia Makni, Youssef Mejdoub, Haitham Rejab, Nozha Toumi, Slim Charfi, Tahya Sallemi Boudawara, Marwa Bouhamed","doi":"10.1177/23247096251316374","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Actinomycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous infection caused by <i>Actinomyces</i> species. We report the case of a 47-year-old man with no previous medical history, who presented with a slowly growing abdominal mass extending to the abdominal wall, initially mimicking a malignant tumor. A diagnosis of an <i>Actinomyces</i> abscess was confirmed through surgical resection and histopathological examination. This case is presented to highlight the morphological characteristics and emphasize the diagnostic difficulties of this disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":16198,"journal":{"name":"Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports","volume":"13 ","pages":"23247096251316374"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11851742/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096251316374","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Actinomycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous infection caused by Actinomyces species. We report the case of a 47-year-old man with no previous medical history, who presented with a slowly growing abdominal mass extending to the abdominal wall, initially mimicking a malignant tumor. A diagnosis of an Actinomyces abscess was confirmed through surgical resection and histopathological examination. This case is presented to highlight the morphological characteristics and emphasize the diagnostic difficulties of this disease.
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The AFMR is committed to enhancing the training and career development of our members and to furthering its mission to facilitate the conduct of research to improve medical care. Case reports represent an important avenue for trainees (interns, residents, and fellows) and early-stage faculty to demonstrate productive, scholarly activity.