[Ovarian actinomycosis].
A case of adnexal tumor caused by Actinomyces Israelii is reported. The patient was a 39 year-old woman admitted because of persistent fever and a palpable tumor in the right fossa. She had used an IUD for 11 years. Nine months before admission a hysterectomy had been performed due to uterine fibromyomas.
Patologisk-anatomisk Institut og gynaekologisk afdeling, Amtssygehuset i Gentofte.
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Eriksen
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy
Ovarial actinomycosis.