Tubo-ovarian abscess caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
A 46-year-old black woman underwent exploratory surgery for evaluation of a tender mass in her abdomen. During the exploratory surgery bilateral tubo-ovarian abscesses ruptured. Specimens from both tubes and from the wall of the abscesses contained bacteria seen on the Brown-Hopps tissue gram stain. The bacteria were gram-positive, lancet-shaped diplococci characteristic of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Immunoperoxidase stains confirmed the identification of the organism as S pneumoniae.
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Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000.
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Lanoie
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae