Year 2017 / Volume 109 / Number 8
Letter to the Editor
Colonic obstruction secondary to Actinomyces

598-599

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2017.4396/2016

Manuel Alfonso Jiménez Moreno, Isabel Sánchez Pedrique, Estíbaliz Obregón Martínez,

Abstract
Actinomycosis is an uncommon granulomatous infection by Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. A. israelii is a major human pathogen. The most frequent locations for colonization are cervicofacial (50%), abdominal (20%) and thoracic (15-20%). The abdominal actinomycosis predisposing factors include recent surgery, trauma and neoplasias. Certain cases have been associated with the intrauterine contraception device (IUD).
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Publication history

Received: 18/04/2016

Accepted: 18/01/2017

Online First: 19/06/2017

Published: 31/07/2017

Article revision time: 266 days

Article Online First time: 427 days

Article editing time: 469 days


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