Objective: To summarize clinical features and treatments in reported cases of actinomycotic
pelvic abscess occuring in women using intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUD), and to …

This review on AI is derived from journal articles spanning 64 years up to the present day
(1992). Themain body of the review is divided into four sections. Part 1 is concerned with …

Actinomyces-like organisms (ALOs) are a common finding in Papanicolaou-stained cervico-
vaginal smears (PAP smears) of women using an intrauterine device (IUD). The incidence of …

Objective To investigate the incidence of actinomyces-like organisms in routine cervical
smears of Korean women and to evaluate its association with the development of pelvic …

Many studies published on intrauterine devices (IUDs) during the last six years have
consistently reported findings in favor of IUD use. Notable among these findings are: IUDs …

We report herein a rare case of ureteral and sigmoid obstruction caused by pelvic
actinomycosis in a patient fitted with an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD). A 63-year …

A case of a 'forgotten'intrauterine device (IUD) in a postmenopausal woman leading to
Actinomyces israelii infection and pyometra is described. The patient was asymptomatic for …

Five cases of intrauterine device (IUD)-associated tuboovarian actinomycosis are presented.
The patients' ages ranged from 33 to 49 years and their IUD usage from 2 to 12 years …

Background The association between Schistosoma haematobium and cervical cancer has
been reported for a long time. However, recently human papillomavirus, a cofactor in the …

Actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, granulomatous disease caused by several species
of the genus Actinomyces, a Gram-positive, filamentous bacterium that normally colonizes …