Pseudo-sulfur granules associated with intrauterine contraceptive devices

A structure resembling a sulfur granule found in histologic sections of endometrium from patients with intrauterine contraceptive devices is described. It is distinguished from a true sulfur granule on morphologic grounds and is further characterized as a foreign substance, most probably fragments o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of clinical pathology 1981-06, Vol.75 (6), p.822-825
Hauptverfasser:	O'Brien, P K, Roth-Moyo, L A, Davis, B A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actinomyces - isolation & purification Actinomycosis - diagnosis Dilatation and Curettage Endometrium - microbiology Endometrium - pathology Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Escherichia coli Infections - diagnosis Female Humans Intrauterine Devices - adverse effects Population Prospective Studies Sulfur - analysis Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	A structure resembling a sulfur granule found in histologic sections of endometrium from patients with intrauterine contraceptive devices is described. It is distinguished from a true sulfur granule on morphologic grounds and is further characterized as a foreign substance, most probably fragments of the synthetic contraceptive device. It is not associated with clinical disease. Microbiologic cultures of removed intrauterine contraceptive devices show no consistent or predominant growth pattern.
ISSN:	0002-9173 1943-7722
DOI:	10.1093/ajcp/75.6.822