OBJECTIVE: Tuboovaric actinomycosis case report. PATIENT: eighteen-year-old woman using intrauterine devise for the past two years and with a four months old appendicectomy. Initially, a two month old pelvic tumor with acute abdominal pain and fever was identified. A laparotomy was performed with total pelvic tumor section. A week later, postoperatory colonskin fistula appeared requiring surgery. The histopathology report showed tuboovaric actinomycosis. Therefore, sodic penicillin was used to treat the patient until health was recovered. CONCLUSION: Actinomycosis is characterized by late diagnosis and must be suspected in patients with pelvic tumor exeresis with nonsatisfactory evolution, where intestinal surgery and IUD use are risk factors.
OBJECTIVE:Tuboovaric actinomycosis case report. PATIENT: eighteen-year-old woman using intrauterine devise for the past two years and with a four months old appendicectomy. Initially, a two month old pelvic tumor with acute abdominal pain and fever was identified. A laparotomy was performed with total pelvic tumor section. A week later, postoperatory colonskin fistula appeared requiring surgery. The histopathology report showed tuboovaric actinomycosis. Therefore, sodic penicillin was used to treat the patient until health was recovered. CONCLUSION:Actinomycosis is characterized by late diagnosis and must be suspected in patients with pelvic tumor exeresis with nonsatisfactory evolution, where intestinal surgery and IUD use are risk factors.