Actinomycosis, a rare and unsuspected cause of anal fistulous abscess: Report of three cases and review of the literature

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 575-581

  Coremans, G ^a   Margaritis, V ^a   Van Poppel, H P ^a   Christiaens, M R ^a   Gruwez, J ^a   Geboes, K ^a   Wyndaele, J ^a   Vanbeckevoort, D ^a   Janssens, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Anal fistula; Antibiotics; Diabetes mellitus; Diagnosis; Fistulectomy; Fistulotomy; HIV; Perianal mass lesion; Sulfur granules

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; LINCOMYCIN; SULFUR; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCROTUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; AGED; ANUS DISEASE; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM FISTULA;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMOXICILLIN; ANUS DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; RECTAL FISTULA; RISK FACTORS; SCROTUM;

EID: 18744388330     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0809-3     Document Type: Review

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