Aim: Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infectious disease caused by microbes of low virulence.
The infection occurs when the tissue barrier gets broken, often in cases of decreased …

Objectives: To analyze clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with pelvic
actinomyces. Study design: We studied five patients with pelvic actinomyces who were …

The disease caused by Actinomyces spp. is often of difficult diagnosis. Actinomyces spp. are
anaerobic or microaerophilic non-spore-forming gram-positive rods that may reach …

Pelvic actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease caused by an
anaerobic Gram positive germ, Actinomyces. The most difficult task was to obtain the …

BACKGROUND: Pelvic actinomycosis is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. The chronic
infection is locally infiltrative and causes a profound induration of infected tissue planes. This …

We report a case of actinomycosis caused by actinomyces israelii, related to the removal of
intrauterine device (IUD). Diagnosing actinomycosis is difficult but should be considered in …

Conclusion Actinomycosis, a rare subacute or chronic infectious disease, results in a
characteristic granulomatous inflammatory response followed by necrosis and extensive …

Actinomycosis is a chronic disease that is characterized by the formation of abscesses,
fistulas and dense fibrous tissue at the site of involvement. Its distribution is worldwide …

Actinomycosis of the female genital tract has greatly increased over the last two decades. A
pelvic form of the disease, associated with the use of Intra-uterine Devices (IUD), can …

Actinomycosis is a rare opportunistic infection caused by Actinomyces bacteria entering
tissue through a disruption in the normal mucosal barrier and spreading in a slow …