abdominal actinomycosis

noun

Meaning

A chronic, slowly progressive bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species that affects the organs and tissues within the abdomen.

Examples

  • Abdominal actinomycosis is often misdiagnosed as cancer because it presents as a firm, infiltrative mass.
  • The surgeon performed a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of abdominal actinomycosis after the patient failed to respond to standard antibiotics.

Synonyms: bacterial infection, actinomycosis, chronic infection, granulomatous disease