Affiliation:
1. Emergency Unit and Critical Care Center, Tsuyama Central Hospital, 1756 Kawasaki, Tsuyama, Okayama 708-0841, Japan
Abstract
An 86-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus and severe decubitus at the sacral and calcaneal regions stemming from poor daily activity was diagnosed with pyometra perforation caused byActinomyces. No foreign materials, including an IUD, were found inside the uterus. Pyometra is usually caused by Enterobacteriaceae or anaerobes derived from the gastrointestinal tract. The virulence ofActinomycesis rather low, and, in almost all the reported cases ofActinomyces-related pyometra, an intrauterine device (IUD) was involved. Although rare,Actinomycesmay be ascribed as a virulent pathogen that causes pyometra in the absence of foreign materials.
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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