Pelvic actinomycosis secondary to intrauterine device
We present a case of a woman with an intrauterine device (IUD) who developed an abscess and abdominal symptoms. Initial studies suggested a tumor, but biopsy revealed inflammation. Subsequently, she was diagnosed with Actinomyces Israelii infection, her IUDwas removed, and she was treated with penicillin, resulting in improvement. Pelvic actinomycosis is uncommon and often diagnosed late, often post-surgery, requiring combined surgical and medical treatment.PMID:38031924 | DOI:10.17235/reed.2023.10077/2023 (Source: Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas)
Source: Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas - November 30, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ricardo Hern ández-Alonso Irene Ferrer Vilela M ónica Fernández Del Castillo Ascanio Antonio D ámaso Pérez Álvarez Julio C ésar Jordán Balanzá Source Type: research
Mediastinal Mass, Cancer, or Infection, Atypical Paraesophageal Actinomycosis Infection, Clinical and Surgical Approach
Am Surg. 2023 Nov 27:31348231211039. doi: 10.1177/00031348231211039. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTActinomyces israelii (AI) is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that lives commensally on and within humans as a typical colonizer within the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth. As an opportunistic pathogen, infection often results from tissue injury or breach of the mucosal barrier (ie, during various dental or GI procedures, aspiration, or specific pathologies such as diverticulitis). Symptoms generally present slowly as a non-tender, indurated mass that evolves into multiple abscesses, fistulae, or draining sin...
Source: The American Surgeon - November 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Nosayaba Enofe Manuel Garcia Russo Esha R Kadakia Peter I Axelrod Joseph Friedberg Stacey Su Rohit Kumar Source Type: research
Mediastinal Mass, Cancer, or Infection, Atypical Paraesophageal Actinomycosis Infection, Clinical and Surgical Approach
Am Surg. 2023 Nov 27:31348231211039. doi: 10.1177/00031348231211039. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTActinomyces israelii (AI) is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that lives commensally on and within humans as a typical colonizer within the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth. As an opportunistic pathogen, infection often results from tissue injury or breach of the mucosal barrier (ie, during various dental or GI procedures, aspiration, or specific pathologies such as diverticulitis). Symptoms generally present slowly as a non-tender, indurated mass that evolves into multiple abscesses, fistulae, or draining sin...
Source: The American Surgeon - November 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Nosayaba Enofe Manuel Garcia Russo Esha R Kadakia Peter I Axelrod Joseph Friedberg Stacey Su Rohit Kumar Source Type: research
Mediastinal Mass, Cancer, or Infection, Atypical Paraesophageal Actinomycosis Infection, Clinical and Surgical Approach
Am Surg. 2023 Nov 27:31348231211039. doi: 10.1177/00031348231211039. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTActinomyces israelii (AI) is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that lives commensally on and within humans as a typical colonizer within the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth. As an opportunistic pathogen, infection often results from tissue injury or breach of the mucosal barrier (ie, during various dental or GI procedures, aspiration, or specific pathologies such as diverticulitis). Symptoms generally present slowly as a non-tender, indurated mass that evolves into multiple abscesses, fistulae, or draining sin...
Source: The American Surgeon - November 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Nosayaba Enofe Manuel Garcia Russo Esha R Kadakia Peter I Axelrod Joseph Friedberg Stacey Su Rohit Kumar Source Type: research
Mediastinal Mass, Cancer, or Infection, Atypical Paraesophageal Actinomycosis Infection, Clinical and Surgical Approach
Am Surg. 2023 Nov 27:31348231211039. doi: 10.1177/00031348231211039. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTActinomyces israelii (AI) is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that lives commensally on and within humans as a typical colonizer within the gastrointestinal tract, including the mouth. As an opportunistic pathogen, infection often results from tissue injury or breach of the mucosal barrier (ie, during various dental or GI procedures, aspiration, or specific pathologies such as diverticulitis). Symptoms generally present slowly as a non-tender, indurated mass that evolves into multiple abscesses, fistulae, or draining sin...
Source: The American Surgeon - November 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Nosayaba Enofe Manuel Garcia Russo Esha R Kadakia Peter I Axelrod Joseph Friedberg Stacey Su Rohit Kumar Source Type: research
