Abstract

BOGADO COLMAN, Juan José; MONTIEL, Carmen Raquel  and  PERALTA PARRA, Alfonso. Abdominal actinomycosis associated with an intrauterine device. Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int. [online]. 2016, vol.3, n.2, pp.118-119. ISSN 2312-3893.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2016.03(02)118-119.

These are two cases of abdominal actinomycosis associated to intrauterine devices that were used for 12 and 13 years respectively, without gynecological follow-up. The two cases presented as surgical acute abdomen without suspicion of the bacteriological origin at the beginning.

Keywords : Actinomyces; abdominal abscess; intrauterine device.

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