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Adnexitis

MedGen UID:
149
•Concept ID:
C0001577
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Uterine Adnexitis

Definition

Inflammation of the appendages of the uterus. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pelvic inflammatory disease: diagnosis and management.
Quan M
J Am Board Fam Pract 1994 Mar-Apr;7(2):110-23. PMID: 8184701
Clindamycin in the treatment of obstetric and gynecologic infections: a review.
Zambrano D
Clin Ther 1991 Jan-Feb;13(1):58-80. PMID: 2029726
Pelvic inflammatory disease: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Sweet RL
Sex Transm Dis 1981 Oct-Dec;8(4 suppl):308-15. PMID: 7330755

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Reconsidering the IUD.
Petitti DB
Fam Plann Perspect 1992 Jan-Feb;24(1):33-5. PMID: 1601123
Contraception.
Huggins GR
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1990 Apr;2(2):291-5. PMID: 2102326
Pelvic inflammatory disease: a review with emphasis on antimicrobial therapy.
Burnakis TG, Hildebrandt NB
Rev Infect Dis 1986 Jan-Feb;8(1):86-116. doi: 10.1093/clinids/8.1.86. PMID: 2937130
Postpartum contraception.
Edelman DA, Goldsmith A, Shelton JD
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1981 Aug;19(4):305-11. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(81)90080-1. PMID: 6119259
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691

Diagnosis

Reconsidering the IUD.
Petitti DB
Fam Plann Perspect 1992 Jan-Feb;24(1):33-5. PMID: 1601123
Contraception.
Huggins GR
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1990 Apr;2(2):291-5. PMID: 2102326
New copper IUD.
Med Lett Drugs Ther 1988 Feb 26;30(760):25-6. PMID: 3277026
Nongonococcal pelvic inflammatory disease.
Grimes DA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1981 Dec;24(4):1227-43. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198112000-00019. PMID: 7037257
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691

Therapy

Evolution of schistosomiasis-induced pathology after therapy and interruption of exposure to schistosomes: a review of ultrasonographic studies.
Richter J
Acta Trop 2000 Oct 23;77(1):111-31. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(00)00125-x. PMID: 10996127
Contraception.
Huggins GR
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1990 Apr;2(2):291-5. PMID: 2102326
Intrauterine steroid contraceptives.
Scholten PC, Christaens GC, Haspels AA
Wien Med Wochenschr 1987 Nov 15;137(20-21):479-83. PMID: 3131966
Postpartum contraception.
Edelman DA, Goldsmith A, Shelton JD
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1981 Aug;19(4):305-11. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(81)90080-1. PMID: 6119259
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691

Prognosis

Evolution of schistosomiasis-induced pathology after therapy and interruption of exposure to schistosomes: a review of ultrasonographic studies.
Richter J
Acta Trop 2000 Oct 23;77(1):111-31. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(00)00125-x. PMID: 10996127
Actinomyces israelii in the female genital tract: a review.
Evans DT
Genitourin Med 1993 Feb;69(1):54-9. doi: 10.1136/sti.69.1.54. PMID: 8444484Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases: the global picture.
De Schryver A, Meheus A
Bull World Health Organ 1990;68(5):639-54. PMID: 2289300Free PMC Article
Postpartum contraception.
Edelman DA, Goldsmith A, Shelton JD
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1981 Aug;19(4):305-11. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(81)90080-1. PMID: 6119259
Puerperal infections.
Eschenbach DA, Wager GP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980 Dec;23(4):1003-37. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198012000-00006. PMID: 7004691

Clinical prediction guides

Evolution of schistosomiasis-induced pathology after therapy and interruption of exposure to schistosomes: a review of ultrasonographic studies.
Richter J
Acta Trop 2000 Oct 23;77(1):111-31. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(00)00125-x. PMID: 10996127
Chlamydia trachomatis, infertility, and population growth in sub-Saharan Africa.
Brunham RC, Cheang M, McMaster J, Garnett G, Anderson R
Sex Transm Dis 1993 May-Jun;20(3):168-73. doi: 10.1097/00007435-199305000-00010. PMID: 8511712
Actinomyces israelii in the female genital tract: a review.
Evans DT
Genitourin Med 1993 Feb;69(1):54-9. doi: 10.1136/sti.69.1.54. PMID: 8444484Free PMC Article
Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of pelvic inflammatory disease associated with Mycoplasma hominis, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Miettinen A, Saikku P, Jansson E, Paavonen J
Sex Transm Dis 1986 Jan-Mar;13(1):24-8. doi: 10.1097/00007435-198601000-00006. PMID: 3082018
Postpartum contraception.
Edelman DA, Goldsmith A, Shelton JD
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1981 Aug;19(4):305-11. doi: 10.1016/0020-7292(81)90080-1. PMID: 6119259

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