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![]() Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Özet |
Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive infection caused by gram-positive, anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria. Hepatic involvement is rare and generally secondary to abdominal or thoracic actinomycosis. Hepatic actinomycosis in children may mimic a wide variety of diseases and thus make the diagnosis much more challenging. Here, we report a 5-year-old girl with apparently primary hepatic actinomycosis mimicking acute abdomen 2 weeks after varicella. The diagnosis was made by ultrasonic guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of a hypoechoic lesion of 3.5 cm diameter in the liver showing sulfur granules surrounded by neutrophils. Hepatic actinomycosis should be taken into account when evaluating acute abdomen symptoms in children. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
primary hepatic actinomycosis | child | acute abdomen | varicella |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS |
Dergi ISSN | 0340-6199 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 10-2008 |
Cilt No | 167 |
Sayı | 10 |
Sayfalar | 1199 / 1201 |
Doi Numarası | 10.1007/s00431-007-0639-0 |
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WoS | 7 |