Abstract
A female patient presented with episodes of fever and pain in the lower right abdomen after hysteroscopic removal of an intrauterine device 2 months earlier. Pelvic actinomycosis originating from a tubo-ovarian abscess was diagnosed with Propionibacterium propionicum, formerly known as Arachnia propionica, as causative agent.
MeSH terms
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Actinomycosis / diagnosis*
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Actinomycosis / microbiology
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Actinomycosis / pathology*
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Adult
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Female
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Humans
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Hysteroscopy / adverse effects*
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Intrauterine Devices / microbiology*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Pelvis / diagnostic imaging
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
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Postoperative Complications / microbiology
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Postoperative Complications / pathology*
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Propionibacterium / classification
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Propionibacterium / isolation & purification*
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Radiography, Abdominal
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed