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Once the condition of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has been diagnosed clinicans should initiate immediate therapy. If antibiotics are withheld until a specific microbiologic diagnosis is obtained, the possibility of laboratory error and of processing delays hinders appropriate therapy. Evolving knowledge of the definition, etiology, and treatment of PID provides additional rationale for immediate antibiotic administration. PID, which refers to the clinical syndrome attributed to the ascending spread of microorganisms from the vaginal and endocervix to the fallopian tubes and contiguous structures, includes the clinical entities of endometritis, salpingitis, and parametritis, and/or peritonitis. Clinical diagnosis usually involves a history of lower abdominal pain, lower abdominal tenderness, cervical motion tenderness, and adnexal tenderness. Many organisms play a role in the pathogenesis of this syndrome, and clinicians should initiate treatment regimens which are active against the broadest range of pathogens. The treatment of choice is not established. No single agent is active against the entire spectrum of pathogens. Several antimicrobial combinations provide broad spectrum activity against the major pathogens in vitro, but many have not been adequatley evaluated for clinical efficacy in PID. Drugs with optimal anaerobic activity are perferred in patients with a pelvic mass or IUD associated PID. In most other women, drugs with optimal activity against N. gonorrhoea and C. trachomatis may be preferred. Due to the severe longterm complications resulting from PID, including infertility and ectopic pregnancy, clinicians should seriously consider hospitalizing women with PID whenever practical. Criteria for hospitalization are outlined.
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PMID:How to treat PID. 1226 36

This discussion of ectopic pregnancy covers mortality, definition, etiology, diagnosis and management, and contraception. In the 1979-81 "Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in England and Wales," ectopic pregnancy accounted for 11.4% of all maternal deaths. Avoidable factors were found in 64% of deaths from ectopic pregnancy, the most common being delay in diagnosis and operative intervention. Ectopic pregnancy is the implantation of the conceptus outside the uterus or in an abnormal location within the uterus. Tubal gestation invariably has a multifactorial etiology and occurs owing to delay in the transport of the fertilized ovum. Table 1 lists causes. Salpingitis is the main cause of tubal pregnancy and now is considered to be due primarily to chlamydia. The consequences of tubal surgery, for whatever reason, and hormonal treatment also are major etiological factors. Every woman of reproductive age, especially if she has 1 or more etiological factors in her past history, who presents with a history of a missed period and irregular vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain, must be considered to have an ectopic pregnancy until proved otherwise. Diagnosis still is essentially a clinical one. In difficult cases use should be made of radioimmunoassay of beta hCG, ultrasonic scanning, and laparoscopy. In 25% of cases, a correct diagnosis was made only at laparotomy. Culdocentesis and endometrial biopsy are of limited use. In cases of ruptured ectopic pregnancy with circulatory collapse, immediate operative intervention is essential. In regard to contraception, the combined oral contraceptive (OC), in suppressing ovulation and thickening the cervical mucus, has a protective effect. Method failure does not increase the incidence of extrauterline pregnancy above normal. The progestagen-only pill is associated with a small increase in the risk of an initial and recurrent ectopic pregnancy. It does not suppress ovulation and may affect tubal motility, but it can be considered if the combined OC is contraindicated, as it is more advisable than an IUD if ectopic pregnancy is feared. Barrier methods will not affect the incidence of ectopic pregnancy and may protect against pelvic infection. It is still being debated whether the absolute incidence of ectopic pregnancy in IUD users is increased. A woman has a 0.3-5% risk of having a 1st ectopic pregnancy and a 15% chance of having a recurrence when given postcoital contraception. As with barrier methods, there is no effect on the incidence of extrauterine pregnancy with periodic abstinence, but in the case of periodic abstinence there is no protective effect against pelvic infection. Female sterilization does not protect against ectopic pregnancy. Of all failed sterilizations, 12% result in an ectopic pregnancy.
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PMID:Ectopic pregnancy. 1226 10

Acute pelvic pain may be the manifestation of various gynecologic and non-gynecologic disorders from less alarming rupture of the follicular cyst to life threatening conditions such as rupture of ectopic pregnancy or perforation of inflamed appendix. In order to construct an algorithm for differential diagnosis we divide acute pelvic pain into gynecologic and non-gynecologic etiology, which is than subdivided into gastrointestinal and urinary causes. Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and should always be considered in differential diagnosis if appendix has not been removed. Apart of clinical examination and laboratory tests, an ultrasound examination is sensitive up to 90% and specific up to 95% if graded compression technique is used. Still it is user-depended and requires considerable experience in order to perform it reliably. Meckel's diverticulitis, acute terminal ileitis, mesenteric lymphadenitis and functional bowel disease are conditions that should be differentiated from other causes of low abdominal pain by clinical presentation, laboratory and imaging tests. Dilatation of renal pelvis and ureter are typical signs of obstructive uropathy and may be efficiently detected by ultrasound. Additional thinning of renal parenchyma suggests long-term obstructive uropathy. Ruptured ectopic pregnancy, salpingitis and hemorrhagic ovarian cysts are three most commonly diagnosed gynecologic conditions presenting as an acute abdomen. Degenerating leiomyomas and adnexal torsion occur less frequently. For better systematization, gynecologic causes of acute pelvic pain could be divided into conditions with negative pregnancy test and conditions with positive pregnancy test. Pelvic inflammatory disease may be ultrasonically presented with numerous signs such as thickening of the tubal wall, incomplete septa within the dilated tube, demonstration of hyperechoic mural nodules, free fluid in the "cul-de-sac" etc. Color Doppler ultrasound contributes to more accurate diagnosis of this entity since it enables differentiation between acute and chronic stages based on analysis of the vascular resistance. Hemorrhagic ovarian cysts may be presented by variety of ultrasound findings since intracystic echoes depend upon the quality and quantity of the blood clots. Color Doppler investigation demonstrates moderate to low vascular resistance typical of luteal flow. Leiomyomas undergoing degenerative changes are another cause of acute pelvic pain commonly present in patients of reproductive age. Color flow detects regularly separated vessels at the periphery of the leiomyoma, which exhibit moderate vascular resistance. Although the classic symptom of endometriosis is chronic pelvic pain, in some patients acute pelvic pain does occur. Most of these patients demonstrate an endometrioma or "chocolate" cyst containing diffuse carpet-like echoes. Sometimes, solid components may indicate even ovarian malignancy, but if color Doppler ultrasound is applied it is less likely to obtain false positive results. One should be aware that pericystic and/or hillar type of ovarian endometrioma vascularization facilitate correct recognition of this entity. Pelvic congestion syndrome is another condition that can cause an attack of acute pelvic pain. It is usually consequence of dilatation of venous plexuses, arteries or both systems. By switching color Doppler gynecologist can differentiate pelvic congestion syndrome from multilocular cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease or adenomyosis. Ovarian vein thrombosis is a potentially fatal disorder occurring most often in the early postpartal period. Hypercoagulability, infection and stasis are main etiologic factors, and transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound is an excellent diagnostic tool to diagnose it. Acute pelvic pain may occur even in normal intrauterine pregnancy. This may be explained by hormonal changes, rapid growth of the uterus and increased blood flow. Ultrasound is mandatory for distinguishing normal intrauterine pregnancy from threatened or spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy and other complications that may occur in patients with positive pregnancy test. Incomplete abortion is visualized as thickened and irregular endometrial echo with certain amount of intracavitary fluid. If applied, color Doppler ultrasound reveals low vascular resistance signals in richly perfused intracavitary area. Transvaginal sonography has high sensitivity and specificity in visualization of uterine and adnexal signs of ectopic pregnancy. Color Doppler examination may aid in detection of the peritrophoblastic flow. Furthermore, it facilitates detection of ectopic living embryo, tubal ring or unspecific adnexal tumor. Corpus luteum cysts and leiomyomas are another cause of pelvic pain during pregnancy, which can be correctly diagnosed by ultrasound. Detection of uterine dehiscence and rupture in patients with history of prior surgical intervention on uterine wall relies exclusively on correct ultrasound diagnosis. In patients with placental abruption sonographer detects hypoechoic complex representing either retroplacental hematoma, subchorionic hematoma or subamniotic hemorrhage. In closing, ultrasound has already become important and easily available tool which can efficiently recognize patients with possibly threatening conditions of different origins.
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PMID:[Ultrasonography in acute pelvic pain]. 1276 97

We report a case of a 24-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, a tense abdomen, and rebound tenderness. A vague, ill-defined mass was palpated, and an ultrasound examination revealed a cystic lesion in the left adnexal region. At laparotomy, a slightly dilated fallopian tube was seen and excised. Light microscopy showed intact fallopian tube mucosa, with a diffuse infiltrate of foam cells in the lamina propria. There were no associated inflammatory cells. The foam cells were positive for CD68 and negative for AE1/AE3. Discontinuous areas of the epithelium also showed epithelial cells with "foamy cytoplasm." These cells were negative for CD68 but positive for AE1/AE3. To our knowledge, this represents the first case of a fallopian tube xanthelasma that shows a resemblance to lesions encountered in the stomach. Fallopian tube xanthelasma must be distinguished from xanthogranulomatous salpingitis, which is associated with an inflammatory cell infiltrate, often including giant cells. However, this lesion may share pathogenetic similarities with xanthogranulomatous salpingitis, since both processes are mediated by inflammation.
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PMID:Xanthelasma or xanthoma of the fallopian tube. 1456 39

Pelvic sonography is commonly performed in patients with a clinical diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease. Though the study may be normal or sometimes non-specific, there are a variety of findings that are characteristic of this process. Understanding of the sonographic features of pelvic inflammation, salpingitis, pyosalpinx, tubo-ovarian complex and tubo-ovarian abscess will allow the interpreter to make more specific, clinically useful diagnoses. Sonography can also help to distinguish acute from chronic abnormalities in the fallopian tubes. Correlation of sonography with pelvic CT is important as CT is ordered with increasing frequency in patients with unexplained lower abdominal pain.
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PMID:Ultrasound of pelvic inflammatory disease. 1560 19

Pelvic inflammatory disease and upper genital tract infection describe inflammatory changes in the upper female genital tract of any combination: endometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, peritonitis in the small pelvis. The International Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends a revision of the CDC guidelines taking into account the type of germ or the triggering agent and the seriousness of the disease. Infections with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are increasing worldwide. They are one of the main causes of tubal sterility, chronic abdominal pain and ectopic pregnancies. More than 30% of the infections are subclinical and asymptomatic. Therefore it is most recommendable to generally screen young, sexually active women with any of the risks mentioned above. Antibiotic therapy should be started as early as possible, in case of doubt even probatively, and should cover a broad spectrum of germs. C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae should be treated according to resistance testing. In uncomplicated cases, hospitalization is unnecessary, ambulant therapy is sufficient.
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PMID:[Adnexitis and pelvic inflammatory disease]. 1564 36

Salmonella infections can manifest themselves as acute abdominal problems and lead to emergency surgery. Some examples are: salmonella-related intestinal perforations, gallbladder involments, salpingitis, and peritonitis. Mesenteric lymphadenitis associated with salmonella mimics acute appendicitis and it is often difficult to establish a timely and tempestive diagnosis in children with right lower abdominal pain. Because of the difficult diagnostic process, a significant number of patients with salmonella infections present acute abdomen and undergo needless operations. Instead, in our case of salmonella-related acute abdomen, laparotomy was the right therapeutic choice. The conclusion is drawn that, even if there is not a precise diagnosis, in salmonella-related acute abdomen the surgical approach is the right choice, considering the high morbidity and mortality associated with untreated appendicitis and intestinal perforations.
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PMID:[Acute abdomen caused by Salmonella typhi acute appendicitis]. 1683 80

Genital infections with Chlamydia trachomatis occur in all social groups in Germany. About 100,000 German women are sterile because of tubal scarring due to chlamydiae. Genital chlamydial infections are asymptomatic in 70% of patients, even if salpingitis occurs. Typical symptoms of chlamydial infection are purulent cervicitis with vaginal discharge, painful cervical bleeding because of endometritis, lower abdominal pain with dyspareunia, and upper abdominal pain because of perihepatitis. DNA amplification tests on first voided urine or cervical swab are the most sensitive routine tests. Specific serum antibodies to C. trachomatis indicate a previous infection in sterile women. For treatment, a 10-14 day course of doxycycline 200 mg daily or a macrolide antibiotic in the patient as well as in the sexual partner is recommended. In the male, C. trachomatis causes urethritis and epididymitis. Opinions differ about involvement of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles. Identification of C. trachomatis antigen or DNA in the accessory gland secretions is not sufficiently reproducible. The two vectors are easily diagnosed in urethral swabs or in urine. The occurrence of chlamydial antibodies in serum or in seminal fluid is not a sign of current infection. Reliable studies which indicate a reduced fertility of men infected with C. trachomatis are not available.
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PMID:[Urogenital chlamydial infections in women and men]. 1721 68

Pelvic inflammatory disease and upper genital tract infection describe inflammatory changes in the upper female genital tract of any combination: endometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscess and peritonitis in the small pelvis. In most cases the infection is ascending, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are common with increasing incidence. The spectrum ranges from subclinical, asymptomatic infection to severe, life-threatening illness. Antibiotic treatment should be initiated promptly and must cover a broad spectrum of germs. Surgical treatment is necessary in cases of failure of antibiotic treatment and in cases with persisting symptoms after antibiotic treatment. Pelvic inflammatory diseases are one of the main causes of tubal sterility, ectopic pregnancies and chronic abdominal pain.
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PMID:[Pelvic inflammatory disease]. 1794 52

Isoniazid (INH) hepatic injury is histologically indistinguishable from viral hepatitis and is related to individual susceptibility of patients who hydrolyze the drug to isonicotinic acid at different rates. We here present a case initially involving a complaint of lower abdominal pain, which was diagnosed after a long diagnostic work-up as tuberculous salpingitis and which is rare in women in developed countries. A lack of pulmonary effects further delayed correct diagnosis of the underlying tuberculosis infection. Based on the clinical follow up and liver histology, INH-induced severe hepatoxicity, which further contributed to the abdominal symptoms, could be confirmed. After adaptation of the standard therapeutic regimen no further complications occurred.
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PMID:Histologically proven isoniazid hepatoxicity in complicated tuberculous salpingitis. 1972 21


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