Tubo-ovarian Actinomycosis: A case report with brief review of literature.
Indian J Med Sci
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2010 July; 64(7) 329-332
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Pelvic actinomycosis is an uncommon condition, often associated with the use of intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD). Pelvic actinomycosis is rare accounting for 3% of all human actinomycotic infections. Ovarian actinomycosis is even rarer. Here, we present a 24-year-old woman using an IUCD for 3 1 / 2 years with right-sided adnexal mass, which was diagnosed postoperatively as tubo-ovarian actinomycosis. Many times, an appropriate management is overlooked or delayed due to its non-specific and variable clinical and radiological features. Sometimes, it can even mimic an advanced pelvic malignancy. Therefore, the gynecologist should consider the possibility of this infection to spare the patient from morbidity of radical surgical procedure.
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Ovário
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Actinomicose
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Doença Inflamatória Pélvica
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Tubas Uterinas
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Histocitoquímica
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Dispositivos Intrauterinos
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Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
2010
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