Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics from pediatric abdominal actinomycosis
| Reference | Year | Case* | Age | Sex | Actinomyces species | Co-pathogens | Histopathology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pheils (1) | 1964 | 2/6 | 16 | Female | No growth | Gram positive bacteria with mycelia |
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| 16 | Female | No growth | Sulfur granule | ||||
| Davies (7) | 1973 | 2/7 | 17 | Male | Actinomyces spp. | §Consistent | |
| 13 | Male | Actinomyces spp. | Consistent | ||||
| Hadary (2) | 1986 | 1/1 | 11 | Male | A. israelii, | Bacteroides spp. | Consistent |
| Shah (14) | 1987 | 1/4 | 8 | Male | Actinomyces spp. | Sulfur granule | |
| Benammar (4) | 1995 | 1/2 | 9 | Female | A. israelii |
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans |
Consistent |
| Radhi (12) | 1997 | 1/1 | 7 | Male | No growth |
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans |
Gram positive Filamentous organism |
| Schmidt (13) | 1999 | 1/1 | 15 | Female | No growth | Bacteroides fragilis | Sulfur granule |
| Campo (6) | 2001 | 2/2 | 11 | Male | No growth | Consistent | |
| 11 | Male | No growth |
Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae |
Beaded filamentous gram positive rods |
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| Wali (15) | 2002 | 1/1 | 10 | Male | A. israelii | Sulfur granule | |
| Buyukavci (5) | 2004 | 1/1 | 11 | Female | Actinomyces spp. | Sulfur granule | |
| Latawiec-Mazurkiewicz (3) | 2005 | 1/4 | 12 | Female | No growth | Consistent | |
| Guven (8) | 2007 | 1/1 | 5 | Female | No growth | Sulfur granule | |
| Karateke (11) | 2013 | 1/3 | 18 | Female | No growth | Sulfur granule | |
| Hirayama (9) | 2013 | 1/1 | 12 | Female | No growth | Consistent | |
| Karakus (10) | 2014 | 1/1 | 14 | Male | Culture not reported | Sulfur granule | |
| Our study | 2015 | 1/1 | 11 | Female | A. meyeri |
Fusobacterium nucleatum, Clostridium perfringens |
Sulfur granule |
*
Number of pediatric case aged 0–18yr/total reported case,
§
Histopathology “consistent with actinomycosis” is reported by the study’s authors without further description.
A.-Actinomyces, spp.-species