[Pelvic inflammatory disease in pregnancy].
Harefuah
; 124(1): 17-8, 63, 1993 Jan 01.
Article
em He
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8436304
ABSTRACT
Although pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a common complaint in young, fertile women, it is quite rare during pregnancy. Clinically it is characterized by abdominal pain, sometimes presenting as an acute abdomen with fever. Since PID has no characteristic clinical or laboratory findings, and is rare during pregnancy, it is understandable why the diagnosis is missed in most cases, and the patient is treated as an abdominal emergency. Since surgery during pregnancy in the presence of an infection leads to abortion in most cases, accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment is of the greatest importance. A case of PID during pregnancy is presented.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações na Gravidez
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Doença Inflamatória Pélvica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
He
Revista:
Harefuah
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article