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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun 21:2018:3842048.
doi: 10.1155/2018/3842048. eCollection 2018.

Actinomyces meyeri: A Rare Cause of Postsurgical Pelvic Actinomycosis

C Michele Markey  1 , Lauren E Vestal  1
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Actinomyces meyeri: A Rare Cause of Postsurgical Pelvic Actinomycosis

C Michele Markey et al. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

Actinomyces meyeri bacterium resides on mucosal surfaces and is uncommonly pathogenic. When A. meyeri does cause infection, these infections are typically pulmonary in origin and have the capacity to disseminate throughout the body. A. meyeri is an uncommon cause of pelvic infection. We present a unique case of a posthysterectomy abscess caused by this particular bacterium.

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Coronal CT image demonstrating abscess at vaginal cuff.
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Axial CT image demonstrating abscess at vaginal cuff.
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