%0 Journal Article
%T Actinomycosis mimicking colonic neoplasia
%A Castro
%A Lu¨ªsa Lima
%A Cabral
%A M£¿nica Maria Demas ¨¢lvares
%A Andrade
%A Rafael Felipe Maciel
%A Buzatti
%A Kelly Cristine de Lacerda Rodrigues
%A Silva
%A Rodrigo Gomes da
%J Journal of  Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro)
%D 2012
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia
%R 10.1590/S2237-93632012000300017
%X actinomycosis is a rare inflammatory disease caused by actinomyces israelii. it can mimic many other diseases, such as malignant neoplasms or inflammatory bowel disease. we present a case in which actinomycosis simulated a colonic neoplasia.
%K actinomyces
%K actinomycosis
%K differential diagnosis
%K colonic neoplasms.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S2237-93632012000300017&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en