A Case of Pelvic Actinomycosis with Intestinal Fistula.

Choi, Jong Yeol; Yun, Geon Bae; Cha, Sung Il; Lee, Chun June; Kim, Sung Han; Lee, Seung Hyun; Park, Kun Yong

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004;47(11):2268-2272.
Published online November 1, 2004.

A Case of Pelvic Actinomycosis with Intestinal Fistula.

Jong Yeol Choi, Geon Bae Yun, Sung Il Cha, Chun June Lee, Sung Han Kim, Seung Hyun Lee, Kun Yong Park

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, Korea.
²Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, Korea.
³Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.

Abstract

Pelvic actionomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous disease with multiple abscess and draining sinus tracts caused by Actinomyces, a Gram-positive, non-acid-fast, anaerobic bacterium. Actinomycosis is a rare disease, especially in the female genital tract, which is confused with malignancy and other inflammatory diseases because of its infiltrative nature and its tendency to invade normal anatomic barriers. We have experienced a case of pelvic actinomycosis with intestinal fistula and report it with brief review of literatures.

Key Words: Pelvic actinomycosis, Intestinal fistula