2022
DOI: 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_71_22
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Actinomycosis of the Cervix Mimicking Stage II Cervical Cancer

Abstract: Actinomycosis is a chronic bacterial infection, characterized by suppurative and granulomatous inflammation. In humans, actinomycosis is most frequently caused by Actinomyces israelii . It is a normal commensal which becomes pathogenic upon any breach in the mucosa. We report the case of cervical actinomycosis in a 45-year-old female who had a mass per vagina for 2 years. There was no history of any intrauterine contraceptive device insertion. The radiological diagnosis was a neoplasm as… Show more

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