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Preferred term

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility. Inflammation of the uterine appendages (ADNEXA UTERI) including infection of the FALLOPIAN TUBES (SALPINGITIS), the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), or the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS).

Entry terms

  • Inflammatory Disease, Pelvic
  • Inflammatory Pelvic Disease
  • Pelvic Disease, Inflammatory

In other languages

  • French

  • AIP (Atteinte inflammatoire pelvienne)
  • Atteinte inflammatoire pelvienne
  • Inflammation du pelvis
  • Inflammation pelvienne
  • MIP (Maladie inflammatoire pelvienne)
  • Syndrome inflammatoire pelvien

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F9K0FBFL-Q

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