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The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2012; 60(1): 61-63.

Published online: 20 July 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2012.60.1.61

Actinomycosis in Pancreas and Psoas Muscle

Yoon Jung Lee, Min Ji Lee, Jong Kyun Lee

Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Correspondence to: Jong Kyun Lee, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3410-3409, Fax: +82-2-3410-6983, jongk.lee@samsung.com

Copyright © 2012 The Korean Society of Gastroenterology

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Fig. 1
Computed tomography images showed ill defined, multi-lobulated low attenuated lesions at the right psoas muscle (A) and the pancreas (B).
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Fig. 2
Microscopic finding of the resected mass showed inflammatory cell infiltration and sulfur granules containing numerous filamentous bacilli (A: H&E, ×100; B: Gomori methenamine silver stain, ×400).
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Fig. 3
Endoscopic ultrasound findings. It showed ill defined, low attenuated lesion around the pancreatic neck (A). Fine needle aspiration was done for this lesion (B).
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Fig. 4
After surgical procedure and 2 months of antibiotic therapy, computed tomography scan showed disappearance of inflammatory lesion at the pancreas body and right psoas muscle.
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Notes

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Conflict of interest: None.

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