title: [A rare case of primary abdominal actinomycosis].
abstract: The authors describe a case of primary abdominal actinomycosis operated on because of peritonitis sustained by a tubo-ovarian abscess. They discuss the pathogenesis of the case: the patient had been on intrauterine device contraception till two months earlier and had been operated on for breast cancer. Preoperative diagnosis is quite impossible and only the microscopic observation of the specimen can show the causative agent. Surgical options are reported, stressing the need for an adequate period of antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: IV Divisione Chirurgia Generale, USL n. 16, Ospedale Civile, Castelfranco Emilia, Modena.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lazzaretti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gavioli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castellani Tarabini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biagini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zenezini Chiozzi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Piccagli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bernardelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romani
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Un raro caso di actinomicosi addominale primitiva.