Actinomycotic hepatic abscess in woman with longstanding intrauterine contraceptive device

Actinomycotic hepatic abscess in woman with longstanding intrauterine contraceptive device

We present a case of a 50 year-old female bearing an intrauterine contraceptive device for 20 years who was diagnosed with abdominopelvic actinomycosis with liver dissemination. The patient was successfully treated by a combination of surgical resection and a 3-month course of amoxicillin.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of infection in developing countries 2018-08, Vol.12 (8), p.683-686
Hauptverfasser: Basaric, Dragan, Lekic, Nebojsa, Djordjevic, Vladimir, Ceranic, Miljan, Barac, Aleksandra, Stevanovic, Goran, Milosevic, Ivana
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Actinomycosis - drug therapy
Actinomycosis - surgery
Amoxicillin - therapeutic use
Case reports
Female
Humans
Intrauterine Devices
IUD
Liver Abscess - drug therapy
Liver Abscess - microbiology
Liver Abscess - surgery
Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:We present a case of a 50 year-old female bearing an intrauterine contraceptive device for 20 years who was diagnosed with abdominopelvic actinomycosis with liver dissemination. The patient was successfully treated by a combination of surgical resection and a 3-month course of amoxicillin.
ISSN:1972-2680
2036-6590
1972-2680
DOI:10.3855/JIDC.10419