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1 Actinomycosis Presenting as Recurrent Hepatic Abscess
Sandeep Sahay, MD, Brandy Jo McKelvy, MD  The American Journal of Medicine  Volume 130, Issue 1, Pages e21-e22 (January 2017) DOI: /j.amjmed Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure (A) Computed tomography of the abdomen showing liver abscess. (B) A Gram-positive actinomycetes organism can be seen in the background of neutrophilic inflammation. A “sulfur granule” is shown in the middle of the image. These granules actually represent colonies of Actinomyces israelii, a Gram-positive, anaerobic filamentous bacterium. Arrows point at the radially arranged hyphae and clubs. The American Journal of Medicine  , e21-e22DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


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