DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i05.0041

Pages: 519-521

Female genital Actinomyces infection is relatively rare, although strongly related to long-lasting intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) usage. The traumatic effect of the device and a prior infection may contribute to the Actinomyces infection in the female genitalia. The infection spreads by contiguity often mimicking the characteristics of a malignant neoplastic process. We have come across a case of acinomycosis in a 55 yr old female, with h/o foul smelling discharge per vagina, for a long time.