A case of Pelvic Actinomycosis Associated with Intrauterine Device.
- Author:
Je Yong PARK
1
;
Sung Joo KIM
;
Woo Seok SOHN
;
Jung Bae KANG
;
Pong Rheem JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstretics & Gynecology, college of Medicine, Hallym University, Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
pelvic actinomycosis;
intrauterine device;
tuboovarian abscess
- MeSH:
Actinomycosis*;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Fungi;
Humans;
Intrauterine Devices*;
Laparotomy;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2001;44(6):1186-1191
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Actinomycosis is a chronic, progressive, suppurative disease which appears to be difficult to establish a correct preoperative diagnosis. Most of pelvic actinomycosis in women are related to a long time intrauterine device(IUD) inserted state. The causative agent is a branching, gram-positive anaerobic or microaerobic organism, not fungi. Ascending infection of the upper genital tract by actinomycosis may be clinically inapparent. We experienced a case of clinically inapparent tuboovarian actinomycosis in a 47-year-old women with IUD, discovered pathologically after laparotomy.
