Actinomycotic hepatic abscess in woman with longstanding intrauterine contraceptive device

Dragan Basaric; Nebojsa Lekic; Vladimir Djordjevic; Miljan Ceranic; Aleksandra Barac; Goran Stevanovic; Ivana Milosevic

doi:10.3855/jidc.10419

Actinomycotic hepatic abscess in woman with longstanding intrauterine contraceptive device

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2018 Aug 31;12(8):683-686. doi: 10.3855/jidc.10419.

Authors

Dragan Basaric¹, Nebojsa Lekic², Vladimir Djordjevic³, Miljan Ceranic⁴, Aleksandra Barac⁵, Goran Stevanovic⁶, Ivana Milosevic⁷

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. dr.gale@mts.rs.
² Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. nesalekic67@gmail.com.
³ Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. vladimir.djordjevic@kcs.ac.rs.
⁴ Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. miljanceranic1972@gmail.com.
⁵ University of Belgrade, Serbia. aleksandrabarac85@gmail.com.
⁶ University of Belgrade, Serbia. goran_drste@yahoo.com.
⁷ University of Belgrade, Serbia. ivana.s.milosevic@mfub.bg.ac.rs.

PMID: 31958334
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.10419

Abstract

We present a case of a 50 year-old female bearing an intrauterine contraceptive device for 20 years who was diagnosed with abdominopelvic actinomycosis with liver dissemination. The patient was successfully treated by a combination of surgical resection and a 3-month course of amoxicillin.

Keywords: actinomycosis; hepatic abscess; intrauterine contraceptive device.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycosis / drug therapy
Actinomycosis / surgery*
Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Intrauterine Devices*
Liver Abscess / drug therapy
Liver Abscess / microbiology
Liver Abscess / surgery*
Middle Aged

Substances

Amoxicillin