CONTEXT: Chronic alcoholic pancreatitis is a debilitating disease that is often complicated by pseudotumoral changes of the pancreas, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and pancreatic cancer. Actinomycosis is an uncommon intra-abdominal infection and its association with chronic pancreatitis has been rarely reported. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a patient with progressive long standing chronic pancreatitis who develops pseudo-tumoural changes and retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with actinomycosis. CONCLUSION: This is a rare presentation of actinomycosis, posing a diagnostic challenge to the clinician, with important therapeutic implications.
CONTEXT: Chronic alcoholic pancreatitis is a debilitating disease that is often complicated by pseudotumoral changes of the pancreas, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and pancreatic cancer. Actinomycosis is an uncommon intra-abdominal infection and its association with chronic pancreatitis has been rarely reported. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a patient with progressive long standing chronic pancreatitis who develops pseudo-tumoural changes and retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with actinomycosis. CONCLUSION: This is a rare presentation of actinomycosis, posing a diagnostic challenge to the clinician, with important therapeutic implications.
Authors: Ahmed Ahmed Saad; Yasser Ragab; Eiman Saeed Ahmed; Yasser Emad; Fahad Ali Alghamdi; Islam Taha; Johannes J Rasker; Amr Ahmed Saad Journal: Radiol Case Rep Date: 2022-09-13