The first case report of pediatric acute appendicitis caused by "Candidatus Actinobaculum timonae". Issue 3 (March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Iqbal, Asef; Fujimura, Takumi; Shinjoh, Masayoshi; Furuichi, Munehiro; Iimori, Takashi; Umeyama, Tomoshige; Ishida, Tsuyoshi; Morinaga, Shojiro; Kamimaki, Isamu; Ohkusu, Kiyofumi; Takahashi, Takao
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and chemotherapy. Volume 28:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 451
• Page End: 454
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Subjects: Candidatus actinobaculum timonae -- Appendicitis -- 16S rRNA -- Abdominal actinomycosis; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; 615.5805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.11.023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-321X

Abstract

Abstract: A 14-year-old boy presented to the hospital with pain in the right lower abdomen. His condition was diagnosed as acute appendicitis. An emergency operation was performed, and histopathological examination revealed an actinomycete-related organism in the excised appendicitis specimen. On 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, " Candidatus Actinobaculum timonae" was identified, which is the first known case in a pediatric patient.