title: Pseudoactinomyces in cervical mucus.
abstract: Actinomyces israelii are gram-positive filamentous bacteria forming yellow sulfur granules. They are the most well known complication of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD). Healthcare staff dealing with reporting cervical smears should be aware of pseudoactinomyces entity in a cervical smears and biopsies as it may raise a false alarm to the clinician and may lead to unnecessary removal of IUCD and/or medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Queen's Medical Centre campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. sdeen@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Suha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deen
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashford
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harwood
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002582:Cervix Mucus / Q000382:microbiology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000382:microbiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology