Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking acute appendicitis

Robert Joseph Conrad; Steven Riela; Ravi Patel; Subhasis Misra

doi:10.1136/BCR-2015-212888

Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking acute appendicitis

Robert Joseph Conrad
, Steven Riela
, Ravi Patel
, Subhasis Misra

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Original language	American English
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/BCR-2015-212888
State	Published - Nov 26 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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