Omental actinomycosis presenting with right lower quadrant abdominal pain [3]

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 671-

  Abela, J ^a   Sciberras, J ^b   Meilak, M ^b   Felice, A G ^b   Degaetano, J ^c  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b St Luke's Hospital MSD09   (Malta)

^c St Luke's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GREATER OMENTUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASES;

EID: 2642531885     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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