Esophageal Actinomycosis Presenting as an Obstructive Esophageal Mass
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Alshati, A., Appleton, L., Maddux, J. T., Almohammedawi, M., & Dangerfield, B. (2019). Esophageal Actinomycosis Presenting as an Obstructive Esophageal Mass. ACG Case Reports Journal, 6(7), e00140. https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000140 Journal
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Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY).Collection Information
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Esophageal actinomycosis is a rare type of esophageal infection, with only approximately 24 cases previously reported in the United States. Most of these cases were described as erosions or ulcers when examined endoscopically. We present a 47-year-old woman who presented with dysphagia. Endoscopy showed a lower esophageal fungating mass, mimicking a malignant mass. Although there was a high suspicion of esophageal carcinoma, biopsy results showed esophageal actinomyces infection.Note
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