Erschienen in:
01.02.2010 | Case Report
Pelvic actinomycosis: a rare entity presenting as tubo-ovarian abscess
verfasst von:
Chitra Joshi, Rajyashri Sharma, Zehra Mohsin
Erschienen in:
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Ausgabe 2/2010
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Abstract
A 24-year-old woman having two children using an intrauterine contraceptive device was admitted with lower abdominal pain and fever. On clinical and radiographic examination revealed a 7 × 6 cm multi-loculated cystic mass in the lower abdomen. The differential diagnosis included twisted ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy, tubercular tubo-ovarian (TO) mass red degeneration fibroid, diverticular diseases, emphysematous cystitis, pelvic malignancy, and mesenteric cyst. On histologic examination, an actinomycotic TO abscess was found with sulfur granules.