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Actinomycosis Causing Recurrent Perianal Fistulae
dc.contributor.author | Cardoso, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Carneiro, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Lourenço, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodrigues, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Alberto, S | |
dc.contributor.author | João, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Rocha, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Geraldes, V | |
dc.contributor.author | Costa, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Reis, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Nunes, V | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-05T17:37:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-05T17:37:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | Actinomycosis is a rare but easily curable infection that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of perianal fistulizing disease. We present the case of a 26-year-old woman with complex perianal fistulae, including trans-sphincteric and suprasphincteric fistulous tracts and a rectovaginal fistula, requiring multiple abscess drainages, seton placement, and antibiotic courses, with little improvement. After extensive investigation, Actinomyces spp. was identified in anal cytology. The patient underwent a 6-week course of intravenous penicillin followed by oral amoxicillin, with remarkable improvement. This case illustrates the importance of pursuing less common diagnoses in refractory complex perianal disease, such as actinomycosis. | pt_PT |
dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
dc.identifier.citation | ACG Case Rep J. 2017 Jun 21;4:e82. | pt_PT |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.14309/crj.2017.82 | pt_PT |
dc.identifier.issn | 2326-3253 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/2040 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
dc.publisher | American College of Gastroenterology | pt_PT |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5482912/pdf/CG-CGCR170049.pdf | pt_PT |
dc.subject | Anus diseases | pt_PT |
dc.subject | Abscess | pt_PT |
dc.subject | Actinomycosis | pt_PT |
dc.title | Actinomycosis Causing Recurrent Perianal Fistulae | pt_PT |
dc.type | journal article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Bethesda | pt_PT |
oaire.citation.title | ACG Case Reports Journal | pt_PT |
rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |