Primary omental actinomycosis as a differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children. Case report
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous inflammation caused by Actinomyces species. Abdominal actinomycosis is a rare condition, with very low incidence in childhood, and usually associated to trauma or perforation of hollow viscera. We are presenting a case of a ten-year-old boy with o...
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Main Authors: | Sergio Castañeda (Author), Juan J. Valero (Author), Esteban Mosquera (Author) |
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2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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