Abdominal Actinomycosis: A Case Report

Abstract

Actinomycosis is created by a gram-positive organism that does not exist uninhibitedly in nature, but rather ordinary is colonized in the parts including gastrointestinal and genital tract in female and oropharynx. It is well known for its ability to develop into aggressive masses even without fistulas. Here, we introduce a case with abdominal actinomycosis that is one of the particular clinical types of infection. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 10(1):56-58.

Keywords

• Actinomycosis,Abdominal,Gastrointestinal

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