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Pelvic Actynomyces Infection: Report of Two Cases Occurred in the Hospital of San José

2006; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Volume: 2006; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1155/idog/2006/69020

1098-0997

Sergio Enrique Urbina, Hernando Ruiz, Sofia Parejas,

Infectious Disease Case Reports and Treatments

The actynomyces infection is a rare cause of chronic pelvic inflammation, which can be manifested in multiple ways. It is caused by the actynomyces bacteria, usually by the israelii type, which can be a part of the normal flora of the genital tract in patients who use intrauterine device (IUD). There is a discussion about the importance of considering this infection disease as part of the differential diagnosis in patients using the IUD, with atypical manifestations and bizarre presentation of infections of the genital tract, severe pelvic adherent syndromes, tubo‐ovarian complexes (abscesses) barely symptomatic, and in the case of intraoperatory suspicion of pelvic carcinomatosis among others.