Renal Actinomycosis: An Unexpected Diagnosis for Unusual Symptoms
Published: 2022-11-07
Page: 380-384
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 2]
Lovelesh Kumar Nigam *
Gujarat University of Transplantation Sciences, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Actinomycosis is an uncommon chronic granulomatous infection caused by gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, Actinomyces israelii (A. Israelli).There are a very few cases of renal actinomycosis (RA) as clinical findings of genitourinary actinomycosis are usually non-specific. Here we present two cases of RA which presented with urinary tract infection and one of them was suspected to have neoplastic lesion on radiology.
Keywords: Renal, actinomycosis, sulphur granules