Actinomycosis of the gallbladder. case report

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative disease, characterized by formation of multiple cervicofacial, thoracal or abdominal abscesses, fistulas. The causative agents are opportunistic pathogens, which in the 25% of all cases occur in the oral cavity and the female genital tract floor. Their pathogenic occurrence is usually connected with previous abdominal trauma, or possibly with surgery. Incidence of the actinomycosis of gallbladder is extremely rare. (So far literature reports about 50 known cases) Patient: 65 years old female patient – gallbladder stones were known for years – was hospitalized for acute stro…