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Pyometra Perforation Caused by Actinomyces without Intrauterine Device Involvement.
- Source :
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Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology [Case Rep Obstet Gynecol] 2013; Vol. 2013, pp. 658902. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 16. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- An 86-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and severe decubitus at the sacral and calcaneal regions stemming from poor daily activity was diagnosed with pyometra perforation caused by Actinomyces. No foreign materials, including an IUD, were found inside the uterus. Pyometra is usually caused by Enterobacteriaceae or anaerobes derived from the gastrointestinal tract. The virulence of Actinomyces is rather low, and, in almost all the reported cases of Actinomyces-related pyometra, an intrauterine device (IUD) was involved. Although rare, Actinomyces may be ascribed as a virulent pathogen that causes pyometra in the absence of foreign materials.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2090-6684
- Volume :
- 2013
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23762685
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/658902