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[Endometrial actinomycosis. Two case reports].

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Actinomyces is an aerobic, Gram positive bacteria saprophyte of the genital tract. The endometrial involvement is extremely rare. The authors report two cases of pelvic actinomycosis in a 58 and 55 year old women, the second using intrauterine device for 11 years.

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Samia Chatti, Khédija Bellil, Selma Bellil, Saâdia Bouraoui, Slim Haouet, Nidhameddine Kchir, Samir Boubaker, Ezzedine Sfar, Héla Chelli, Moncef Zitouna. 2003. [Endometrial actinomycosis. Two case reports].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12708195/

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