Abdominal actinomycosis presenting as psoas abscess

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 195-196

  Dennis, Simon ^a   Nichols, Paul ^a   Marley, Nicholas ^a   Senapati, Asha ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PSOAS ABSCESS;

EID: 0034003608     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107680009300412     Document Type: Article

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