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Actinomycosis of the colon

Case report

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Surgeons should be aware of actinomycosis as a major fungal disease involving the colon.

Despite administration of penicillin and antimicrobial agents, radical surgery is often indicated.

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    Albert G. Miller M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, San Francisco, California, May 20 to 23, 1963.

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Miller, A.G. Actinomycosis of the colon. Dis Colon Rectum 7, 207–210 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02633634

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