Esophageal actinomycosis: a case report and review of radiographic findings

Esophageal Actinomycosis is a rare disease with only two previous reports in the Radiology literature. We present a 27 year-old African American male with a past medical history of a renal transplant for renal disease secondary to lupus who presented with odynophagia. The computed tomography and bar...

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Published inJournal of radiology case reports Vol. 3; no. 12; pp. 44 - 48
Main Authors Welling, Rodney D, Cardona, Diana M, Thompson, William M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States EduRad 2009
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Gastrointestinal Radiology
actinomycosis
Esophagus
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Summary:Esophageal Actinomycosis is a rare disease with only two previous reports in the Radiology literature. We present a 27 year-old African American male with a past medical history of a renal transplant for renal disease secondary to lupus who presented with odynophagia. The computed tomography and barium swallow findings are presented as well as a differential diagnosis of infectious esophageal diseases.
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ISSN:1943-0922
1943-0922
DOI:10.3941/jrcr.v3i12.297