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2022 Jan 24


Int J Surg Case Rep


91

Actinomycosis mimicking a pancreatic head neoplasm: A case report.

Authors

Hajri M, Omrani S, Ferjaoui W, Mestiri H, Bayar R
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Jan 24; 91:106794.
PMID: 35086048.

Abstract

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative disease caused by a filamentous, Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic bacterium Actinomyces. Abdominal actinomycosis accounts for 10 to 20% of reported Actinomyces infections and pancreatic involvement is extremely rare.