Complicated clinical course of acute pelvic inflammatory disease
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20174072Keywords:
Pelvic inflammatory disease, Sepsis, Multi-drug resistanceAbstract
The absence of both the classic risk factors for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and the triad of cervical motion, uterine or adnexal tenderness does not preclude the diagnosis of PID and tubo-ovarian abscess. The clinical case demonstration presents the perimenopausal woman with complicated clinical course of acute PID.
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