Esophageal Actinomycosis in an acute myeloid leukemia patient

Volume: 38 Number: 2 June 7, 2016
  • Soner Solmaz
  • Aslı Korur
  • Çiğdem Gereklioğlu
  • Barış Soydaş
  • Özlem Doğan
  • Bermal Hasbay
  • Yusuf Demiroğlu
  • Can Boğa
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Esophageal Actinomycosis in an acute myeloid leukemia patient

Abstract

SUMMARY

Actinomycosis is a chronic disease characterized by abscess formation, tissue fibrosis, and draining sinuses. While cervical and thoracic localizations are most frequent, digestive actinomycosis is rare. To the best of our knowledge, actinomycosis-related esophageal involvement has not been reported previously in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. Therefore, we wanted to report this esophageal actinomycosis case presenting with odinophagia and dysphasia.

Keywords: Actinomycosis, acute myeloid leukemia, esophagus.

ÖZET

Aktinomikoz, abse oluşumu, doku fibrozisi ve drene olan sinüslerle karakterize kronik bir hastalıktır. Servikal ve torasik yerleşim en sık görülen formlar iken sindirim sistemi tutulumu nadirdir. Bilgilerimize göre, akut myeloid lösemili bir hastada gelişen aktinimikoz ilişkili özefagial tutulum daha önce rapor edilmemiştir. Bundan dolayı, odinofaji ve disfaji ile başvuran özefagial aktinomikoz vakası sunulmuştur.

Anahtar sözcükler: Aktinomikoz, akut myeloid lösemi, özefagus.

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English

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Authors

Aslı Korur

Çiğdem Gereklioğlu

Barış Soydaş

Özlem Doğan

Bermal Hasbay

Yusuf Demiroğlu

Can Boğa

Publication Date

June 7, 2016

Submission Date

October 6, 2015

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Year 2016 Volume: 38 Number: 2

APA
Solmaz, S., Korur, A., Gereklioğlu, Ç., Soydaş, B., Doğan, Ö., Hasbay, B., Demiroğlu, Y., & Boğa, C. (2016). Esophageal Actinomycosis in an acute myeloid leukemia patient. Cumhuriyet Medical Journal, 38(2), 157-160. https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.v38i2.5000146030
AMA
1.Solmaz S, Korur A, Gereklioğlu Ç, et al. Esophageal Actinomycosis in an acute myeloid leukemia patient. CMJ. 2016;38(2):157-160. doi:10.7197/cmj.v38i2.5000146030
Chicago
Solmaz, Soner, Aslı Korur, Çiğdem Gereklioğlu, et al. 2016. “Esophageal Actinomycosis in an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patient”. Cumhuriyet Medical Journal 38 (2): 157-60. https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.v38i2.5000146030.
EndNote
Solmaz S, Korur A, Gereklioğlu Ç, Soydaş B, Doğan Ö, Hasbay B, Demiroğlu Y, Boğa C (June 1, 2016) Esophageal Actinomycosis in an acute myeloid leukemia patient. Cumhuriyet Medical Journal 38 2 157–160.
IEEE
[1]S. Solmaz et al., “Esophageal Actinomycosis in an acute myeloid leukemia patient”, CMJ, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 157–160, June 2016, doi: 10.7197/cmj.v38i2.5000146030.
ISNAD
Solmaz, Soner - Korur, Aslı - Gereklioğlu, Çiğdem - Soydaş, Barış - Doğan, Özlem - Hasbay, Bermal - Demiroğlu, Yusuf - Boğa, Can. “Esophageal Actinomycosis in an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patient”. Cumhuriyet Medical Journal 38/2 (June 1, 2016): 157-160. https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.v38i2.5000146030.
JAMA
1.Solmaz S, Korur A, Gereklioğlu Ç, Soydaş B, Doğan Ö, Hasbay B, Demiroğlu Y, Boğa C. Esophageal Actinomycosis in an acute myeloid leukemia patient. CMJ. 2016;38:157–160.
MLA
Solmaz, Soner, et al. “Esophageal Actinomycosis in an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patient”. Cumhuriyet Medical Journal, vol. 38, no. 2, June 2016, pp. 157-60, doi:10.7197/cmj.v38i2.5000146030.
Vancouver
1.Soner Solmaz, Aslı Korur, Çiğdem Gereklioğlu, Barış Soydaş, Özlem Doğan, Bermal Hasbay, Yusuf Demiroğlu, Can Boğa. Esophageal Actinomycosis in an acute myeloid leukemia patient. CMJ. 2016 Jun. 1;38(2):157-60. doi:10.7197/cmj.v38i2.5000146030