The forgotten copper 7 - a circus tale.
A forgotten Gravigard intra-uterine contraceptive device, in a woman with an itinerant lifestyle, caused pelvic actinomycosis, mimicking ovarian malignancy. This case illustrates that although rare, this complication can still occur.
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Gateshead Health NHS Trust, Low Fell, Gateshead, UK.
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010052:Ovariectomy; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D014171:Transients and Migrants