Pelvic Actinomycosis

Table 2

Publications of cases of pelvic actinomycosis in Oceania.

Definitive diagnosis	Presumptive diagnosis	Definitive method of diagnosis	Previous use of IUD	Treatment and resolution	Number of cases; Age (years)	Reference
Actinomycosis organisms; Actinomyces sp.	Ovarian cancer; Malignant ovarian lesion; Ovarian neoplasm	Histopathological report; Histopathological report, culture	Yes = 1; Type: copper IUD; No = 1; Yes = 1; Type: copper IUD	Total abdominal elective hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, penicillin, and amoxicillin; Complete recovery; Laparotomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with left ureterolysis, ceftriaxone, and metronidazole; Complete recovery; Ceftriaxone and Metronidazole, subsequent laparotomy, left salpingo-oophorectomy, penicillin, and amoxicillin; Complete recovery	3; 56, 70, and 37	2014, Wan et al. Australia [12]
Total cases					3