Case Report

Actinomycotic Tumor of the Abdominal Wall

Authors: Kristine Owen, MD, Michael T. Flannery, MD, Ahmed B. Elaini, MD, Juan Riverá, MD

Abstract

We present the case of an elderly patient with abdominal pain, weight loss, and subjective fever in whom a magnetic resonance imaging study revealed a perihepatic abscess without invasion. After drainage, anaerobic cultures yielded Actinomycosis israelii. We discussActinomycosis species, with an emphasis on its pathology and multiple presentations.

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