Tumor mimicking cervicocranial actinomycosis with intracranial extension- a diagnosic dillema-first case report in somalia

Abdikadir Mohamed Dirie, MD; Ismail Gedi Ibrahim, MD; Shuayb Moallim Ali Jama, MD; Faisal Abdi Osoble Osman, MD; Yahye Garad Mohamed, MD; Abdinasir Mohamed Elmi, MD; Ahmed Adam Osman, MD; Mohamed Osman Dahir, MD; Abdirahman Mohamud Haji Ali, MD; Ismail Mohamoud Abullahi, MD; Nuh Mohamed Yahye, MD; Mohamed Salad Kadiye, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Jan 2025)

Tumor mimicking cervicocranial actinomycosis with intracranial extension- a diagnosic dillema-first case report in somalia

Abdikadir Mohamed Dirie, MD,
Ismail Gedi Ibrahim, MD,
Shuayb Moallim Ali Jama, MD,
Faisal Abdi Osoble Osman, MD,
Yahye Garad Mohamed, MD,
Abdinasir Mohamed Elmi, MD,
Ahmed Adam Osman, MD,
Mohamed Osman Dahir, MD,
Abdirahman Mohamud Haji Ali, MD,
Ismail Mohamoud Abullahi, MD,
Nuh Mohamed Yahye, MD,
Mohamed Salad Kadiye, MD

Affiliations

Abdikadir Mohamed Dirie, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; Corresponding author.
Ismail Gedi Ibrahim, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Shuayb Moallim Ali Jama, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Faisal Abdi Osoble Osman, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Yahye Garad Mohamed, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Abdinasir Mohamed Elmi, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Ahmed Adam Osman, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Mohamed Osman Dahir, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Abdirahman Mohamud Haji Ali, MD: Radiology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Ismail Mohamoud Abullahi, MD: Pathology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Nuh Mohamed Yahye, MD: Pathology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Mohamed Salad Kadiye, MD: Ophthalmology Department, Mogadishu Somali Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. 856 – 862

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Actinomycosis is a rare bacterial infection characterized by nonspecific clinical and radiological manifestations. It often presents in cervicofacial, abdominopelvic, and thoracopulmonary forms, with cervicofacial being the most common. The extensive differential diagnosis and vague clinical and radiological features contribute to diagnostic challenges. Cancer, tuberculosis (TB), and nocardiosis are commonly considered in differential diagnoses. This report presents a biopsy-confirmed case of cervicocranial actinomycosis with intracranial extension.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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