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Pelvic actinomycosis presenting as a single episode of postmenopausal bleeding in a 60-year-old woman whose intrauterine contraceptive device had been removed 10 years previously: A case report

Actinomycosis is a rare opportunistic infection caused by Actinomyces bacteria entering tissue through a disruption in the normal mucosal barrier and spreading in a slow, progressive manner. Patients often present with mass lesions and abscesses which mimic malignancy. We present the case of a 60-ye...

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Autores principales: Mirza, Eushaa, Jaleel, Shazia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7596102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33145181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2020.e00267

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