Pelvi-abdominal ACTINOMYCOSIS as a complication of long-term use of intrauterine device (IUD). The important role of imaging in diagnosis and follow-up

Pelvi-abdominal ACTINOMYCOSIS as a complication of long-term use of intrauterine device (IUD). The important role of imaging in diagnosis and follow-up

ACTINOMYCOSIS is a rare chronic granulomatous disease caused by anaerobic filamentous gram-positive bacteria, the most common of which is Actinomyces israelii. Actinomycetes are commensal inhabitants of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, but they may become pathogenic through invasion of br...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Ahmed Saad, MD, Yasser Ragab, MD, PhD, Eiman Saeed Ahmed, MRCP, Yasser Emad, MD, PhD, Fahad Ali Alghamdi, MD, Islam Taha, MBBS, Johannes J. Rasker, MD, PhD, Amr Ahmed Saad, MRCS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
ACTINOMYCOSIS
Pelviabdominal ACTINOMYCOSIS
Intrauterine device (IUD)
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