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				Actinomycosis of Urinary Bladder Associated with Intrauterine Contraceptive Device														
			
			Il Kang, Jae Duck Choi, Duk Yoon Kim			
				Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2007;2(2):209-211.   Published online October 31, 2007			
							
							 
				
										
										 Abstract  PDFActinomycosis is a rare opportunistic infection caused by anaerobic bacterium Actinomyces israelii. It usually causes a chronic suppurative infection. Actinomycosis occasionally associated with the use of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUD). Herein, We report a case of 43-year-old woman, who presented urinary frequency, dysuria, abdominal discomfort and had IUD indwelling for 4 years. With the presumptive diagnosis of bladder tumor, transurethral resection of bladder was performed. Pathological examination revealed a vesical actinomycosis. |