Tubo-ovarian actinomycosis mimicking ovarian malignancy: Case report
Journal Title: Journal of Interdisciplinary Histopathology - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous infection caused by Actinomyces israelii, an anaerobic Gram-positive microorganism. Pelvic actinomycosis is rare and constitutes 3% of all human actinomycosis infections. Pre-operative diagnosis is usually difficult with the majority of cases being diagnosed after the histological and bacteriological examination of the resected specimen. In this paper, the authors report a new case of tubo-ovarian actinomycosis in a 42-year-old woman that was misdiagnosed pre-operatively as ovarian malignancy. Tubo-ovarian actinomycosis should be considered in patients with a pelvic mass especially in ones using intra-uterine devices. Surgeons should be aware of this infection in order to avoid excessive surgical procedures.
Authors and Affiliations
Faten Limaiem, Maroua Bouhamed, Ghada Sahraoui, Saadia Bouraoui, Ahlem Lahmar, Sabeh Mzabi-Regaya
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