Actinomyces israelii May Produce Vulvar Lesions Suspicious for Malignancy
<p><emph>Background</emph>. We present a case of <emph>Actinomyces israelii</emph> causing vulvar mass suspicious for malignancy in a postmenopausal woman. <emph>Case</emph>. A 60 year-old woman presented due to a firm, nonmobile, 10 cm vulvar mass, which ha...
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doaj-4c13d964afff4af3aaeca0d997ed873e2020-11-24T23:38:39ZengHindawi LimitedInfectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology1064-74492006-01-012006Actinomyces israelii May Produce Vulvar Lesions Suspicious for Malignancy<p><emph>Background</emph>. We present a case of <emph>Actinomyces israelii</emph> causing vulvar mass suspicious for malignancy in a postmenopausal woman. <emph>Case</emph>. A 60 year-old woman presented due to a firm, nonmobile, 10 cm vulvar mass, which had been rapidly enlarging for 5 months. The mass was painful, with localized pruritus and sinus tracts oozing of serosanguinous fluid. Biopsy and cultures revealed a ruptured epidermal inclusion cyst containing granulation tissue and <emph>Actinomyces israelii</emph>. <emph>Conclusion</emph>. <emph>Actinomyces israelii</emph> may produce vulvar lesions that are suspicious for malignancy. Thus, biopsies and cultures are both mandatory while evaluating vulvar masses suspicious for malignancy.</p>http://www.hindawi.com/GetArticle.aspx?doi=10.1155/IDOG/2006/48269 |
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Actinomyces israelii May Produce Vulvar Lesions Suspicious for Malignancy |
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Actinomyces israelii May Produce Vulvar Lesions Suspicious for Malignancy |
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actinomyces israelii may produce vulvar lesions suspicious for malignancy |
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Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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<p><emph>Background</emph>. We present a case of <emph>Actinomyces israelii</emph> causing vulvar mass suspicious for malignancy in a postmenopausal woman. <emph>Case</emph>. A 60 year-old woman presented due to a firm, nonmobile, 10 cm vulvar mass, which had been rapidly enlarging for 5 months. The mass was painful, with localized pruritus and sinus tracts oozing of serosanguinous fluid. Biopsy and cultures revealed a ruptured epidermal inclusion cyst containing granulation tissue and <emph>Actinomyces israelii</emph>. <emph>Conclusion</emph>. <emph>Actinomyces israelii</emph> may produce vulvar lesions that are suspicious for malignancy. Thus, biopsies and cultures are both mandatory while evaluating vulvar masses suspicious for malignancy.</p> |
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