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Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy
Asymptomatic female genital tract colonization with Actinomyces spp is not uncommon, particularly among intrauterine device users. Pelvic actinomycosis is an extremely rare disease. The clinical picture can resemble an advanced ovarian malignancy. We report a case of pelvic actinomycosis mimicking o...
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309284/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31250417 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688462 |
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author | Saramago, Sofia Modesto Cominho, Joana Catarina Proença, Sara Soares Marques Conde, Pedro João Casado Nunes, Filomena Maria Pinheiro |
author_facet | Saramago, Sofia Modesto Cominho, Joana Catarina Proença, Sara Soares Marques Conde, Pedro João Casado Nunes, Filomena Maria Pinheiro |
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description | Asymptomatic female genital tract colonization with Actinomyces spp is not uncommon, particularly among intrauterine device users. Pelvic actinomycosis is an extremely rare disease. The clinical picture can resemble an advanced ovarian malignancy. We report a case of pelvic actinomycosis mimicking ovarian malignancy diagnosed postoperatively. Preoperative diagnosis is possible if there is a high index of suspicion, obviating extensive surgery and preserving fertility, since long term antibiotic treatment can be completely effective. Pelvic actinomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of women presenting a pelvic mass, especially if there is intrauterine device use history. |
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spelling | pubmed-103092842023-07-27 Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy Saramago, Sofia Modesto Cominho, Joana Catarina Proença, Sara Soares Marques Conde, Pedro João Casado Nunes, Filomena Maria Pinheiro Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet Asymptomatic female genital tract colonization with Actinomyces spp is not uncommon, particularly among intrauterine device users. Pelvic actinomycosis is an extremely rare disease. The clinical picture can resemble an advanced ovarian malignancy. We report a case of pelvic actinomycosis mimicking ovarian malignancy diagnosed postoperatively. Preoperative diagnosis is possible if there is a high index of suspicion, obviating extensive surgery and preserving fertility, since long term antibiotic treatment can be completely effective. Pelvic actinomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of women presenting a pelvic mass, especially if there is intrauterine device use history. Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 2019-06-19 2019-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10309284/ /pubmed/31250417 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688462 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Saramago, Sofia Modesto Cominho, Joana Catarina Proença, Sara Soares Marques Conde, Pedro João Casado Nunes, Filomena Maria Pinheiro Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy |
title | Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy |
title_full | Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy |
title_fullStr | Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy |
title_full_unstemmed | Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy |
title_short | Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Pelvic Malignancy |
title_sort | pelvic actinomycosis mimicking pelvic malignancy |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309284/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31250417 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688462 |
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