Intra-abdominal actinomycosis presenting with sulfur granules in the urine

Intra-abdominal actinomycosis is rarely suspected and is difficult to diagnose. A 46-year-old woman with intra-abdominal actinomycosis is described in whom the condition was first suspected when sulfur granules were found in her urine. The infection had involved her bladder but not her kidneys.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of medicine 1984-01, Vol.77 (6), p.1126-1128
Hauptverfasser:	Wajszczuk, Charles P., Logan, Theodore F., Pasculle, A.William, Ho, Monto
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen - microbiology Actinomyces - isolation & purification Actinomycosis - drug therapy Actinomycosis - microbiology Actinomycosis - urine Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Bacteroides - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Clindamycin - therapeutic use Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Laparotomy Medical sciences Middle Aged Penicillin G - therapeutic use Sulfur - urine Urine - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Intra-abdominal actinomycosis is rarely suspected and is difficult to diagnose. A 46-year-old woman with intra-abdominal actinomycosis is described in whom the condition was first suspected when sulfur granules were found in her urine. The infection had involved her bladder but not her kidneys.
ISSN:	0002-9343 1555-7162
DOI:	10.1016/0002-9343(84)90202-X