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Case Reports
. 2023 Jan-Mar;69(1):63-64.
doi: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_196_22.

Appendiceal actinomycosis presenting as acute appendicitis: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

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Appendiceal actinomycosis presenting as acute appendicitis: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

S P Tendulkar et al. J Postgrad Med. 2023 Jan-Mar.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a and b) Contrast-enhanced CT Abdomen: Coronal and axial images showing fluid-filled distended [21 mm in diameter] appendix containing two calcific appendicoliths with annular mural thickening and hyperenhancement (arrowed), (c and d) Showing the thickened base of the appendix (arrowed)
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Focus of actinomycosis with surrounding inflammatory cells (arrowed, H and E stain, original magnification ×10), (b) Gram-positive actinomycotic colony (arrowed, gram stain, original magnification ×10), (c) Acid-fast negative bacteria (acid-fast stain, original magnification ×10), (d) Focus of actinomycosis with surrounding inflammatory cells (arrowed, H and E stain, original magnification ×100

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