Pelvic Actinomycosis
Joint Authors
Ramírez Durán, Ninfa
Sandoval Trujillo, H.
García-García, Alejandra
Romero Figueroa, Socorro
Source
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Actinomycosis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces, Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria.
Its symptomatology imitates some malignant pelvic tumours, tuberculosis, or nocardiosis, causing abscesses and fistulas.
Actinomycoses are opportunistic infections and require normal mucous barriers to be altered.
No epidemiological studies have been conducted to determine prevalence or incidence of such infections.
Objective.
To analyse the clinical cases of pelvic actinomycosis reported worldwide, to update the information about the disease.
Methods.
A systematic review of worldwide pelvic actinomycosis cases between 1980 and 2014 was performed, utilising the PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases.
The following information was analysed: year, country, type of study, number of cases, use of intrauterine device (IUD), final and initial diagnosis, and method of diagnosis.
Results.
63 articles met the search criteria, of which 55 reported clinical cases and 8 reported cross-sectional studies.
Conclusions.
Pelvic actinomycosis is confusing to diagnose and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pelvic chronic inflammatory lesions.
It is commonly diagnosed through a histological report, obtained after a surgery subsequent to an erroneous initial diagnosis.
A bacterial culture in anaerobic medium could be useful for the diagnosis but requires a controlled technique and should be performed using specialised equipment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
García-García, Alejandra& Ramírez Durán, Ninfa& Sandoval Trujillo, H.& Romero Figueroa, Socorro. 2017. Pelvic Actinomycosis. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
García-García, Alejandra…[et al.]. Pelvic Actinomycosis. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
García-García, Alejandra& Ramírez Durán, Ninfa& Sandoval Trujillo, H.& Romero Figueroa, Socorro. Pelvic Actinomycosis. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141634
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141634