RT Book, Section
A1 Tomescu, Oana
A1 Peter, Nadja G.
A2 Shah, Samir S.
SR Print(0)
ID 6908680
T1 Chapter 43. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
T2 Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-148924-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6908680
RD 2024/04/20
AB Pelvic  inflammatory  disease  (PID)  is  a  complex  inflammatory  disorder  of  the  female  upper  genital  tract  that  usually  develops  as  a  result  of  an  initiating  sexually  transmitted  infection,  but  can  also  be  caused  by  iatrogenic  uterine  instrumentation.1–6  The  term  denotes  a  wide  spectrum  of  histopathologic  entities  including  endometritis,  salpingitis,  oophoritis,  peritonitis,  and  abscess  formation.  Clinically,  PID  can  manifest  in  a  wide  range  of  symptoms,  from  subtle  pelvic  discomfort  to  frank  peritonitis  and  hemodynamic  shock.  A  distinct  entity  called  subclinical  PID  has  been  recognized  as  an  asymptomatic  infection  with  evidence  of  upper  genital  tract  inflammation;  despite  lack  of  symptoms,  subclinical  PID  is  suspected  to  result  in  the  same  long-term  reproductive  sequelae  as  its  symptomatic  counterpart.7–10