[Tuboovaric actinomycosis. A report of a case].

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.