A CASE OF PELVIC ACTINOMYCOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTRAUTERINE DEVICE

<p>Background. Actinomycosis is a rare slowly progressive infection caused by Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria from the genus Actinomyces. The disease is characterized by the formation of the abscesses surrounded by dense fibrosis that extend slowly across natural anatomic boundaries.</p>...

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Main Authors: Mateja Pirš, Tatjana Lejko Zupanc, Stelio Rakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2004-02-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2252