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- Title
Pyometra Perforation Caused by Actinomyces without Intrauterine Device Involvement.
- Authors
Hagiya, Hideharu
- Abstract
An 86-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and severe decubitus at the sacral and calcaneal regions stemming from poor daily activity was diagnosed with pyometra perforation caused by Actinomyces. No foreign materials, including an IUD,were found inside the uterus. Pyometra is usually caused by Enterobacteriaceae or anaerobes derived from the gastrointestinal tract. The virulence of Actinomyces is rather low, and, in almost all the reported cases of Actinomyces-related pyometra, an intrauterine device (IUD) was involved. Although rare, Actinomyces may be ascribed as a virulent pathogen that causes pyometra in the absence of foreign materials.
- Subjects
ACTINOMYCES; PYOMETRA; UTERINE diseases; PRESSURE ulcers; DIABETES in women; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; INTRAUTERINE contraceptives
- Publication
Case Reports in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2013, p1
- ISSN
2090-6684
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2013/658902