A Case of Ovarian Actinomycosis

• Main Authors: Masahiro Iwasaki (Author), Akira Nishikawa (Author), Noriyuki Akutagawa (Author), Takashi Fujimoto (Author), Mizue Teramoto (Author), Ryuichi Kudo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pelvic actinomycosis is uncommon and often presents as a complication of an intrauterine device (IUD). A diagnosis of actinomycosis can be made from the finding of sulfur granules within inflammatory exudate on histologic examination after surgery. However, it may be possible to diagnose...