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Primary hepatic actinomycosis: a diagnostic problem.

Abstract

A fatal case of hepatic actinomycosis in an immuno-compromised host is described. Diagnosis was delayed because of the rarity of this disease and because amoebic liver abscess, common in the tropics, has a similar presentation.

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K A Kazmi, S M Rab. 1989. Primary hepatic actinomycosis: a diagnostic problem.. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1989.40.310

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