CLINICALLY INAPPARENT TUBOOVARIAN ACTINOMYCOSIS IN A WOMAN WITH AN IUD - A CASE-REPORT

BACKGROUND: The consequences and management of asymptomatic Actinomyce s-like organisms detected on CASE: A unilateral tuboovarian actinomyco tic abscess Teas discovered in a woman who had undergone a hysterectom y for uterine leiomyomas. She had had an intrauterine device in place for many years without any symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease. CO NCLUSION: Ascending infection of the upper genital tract by Actinomyce s may be clinically inapparent. When Actinomyces-like organisms are de tected on cervical cytologic smears, removal of an intrauterine device should be considered.