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Infection of ovary

MedGen UID:
87617
•Concept ID:
C0349735
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Ovarian Infection
SNOMED CT: Infection of ovary (280516007)

Definition

An infectious process affecting the ovary. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfection of ovary

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Comorbidity screening in hidradenitis suppurativa: Evidence-based recommendations from the US and Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundations.
Garg A, Malviya N, Strunk A, Wright S, Alavi A, Alhusayen R, Alikhan A, Daveluy SD, Delorme I, Goldfarb N, Gulliver W, Hamzavi I, Jaleel T, Kimball AB, Kirby JS, Kirchhof MG, Lester J, Lev-Tov H, Lowes MA, Micheletti R, Orenstein LA, Piguet V, Sayed C, Tan J, Naik HB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 May;86(5):1092-1101. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.01.059. PMID: 33493574Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Management of Adnexal Masses.
Biggs WS, Marks ST
Am Fam Physician 2016 Apr 15;93(8):676-81. PMID: 27175840
Multiple lesions of the spleen: differential diagnosis of cystic and solid lesions.
Kamaya A, Weinstein S, Desser TS
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2006 Oct;27(5):389-403. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2006.06.004. PMID: 17048454

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Infectious Vaginitis, Cervicitis, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
Shroff S
Med Clin North Am 2023 Mar;107(2):299-315. Epub 2022 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.10.009. PMID: 36759099
Menstrual cycle disturbances after COVID-19 vaccination.
Rodríguez Quejada L, Toro Wills MF, Martínez-Ávila MC, Patiño-Aldana AF
Womens Health (Lond) 2022 Jan-Dec;18:17455057221109375. doi: 10.1177/17455057221109375. PMID: 35796571Free PMC Article
Comorbidity screening in hidradenitis suppurativa: Evidence-based recommendations from the US and Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundations.
Garg A, Malviya N, Strunk A, Wright S, Alavi A, Alhusayen R, Alikhan A, Daveluy SD, Delorme I, Goldfarb N, Gulliver W, Hamzavi I, Jaleel T, Kimball AB, Kirby JS, Kirchhof MG, Lester J, Lev-Tov H, Lowes MA, Micheletti R, Orenstein LA, Piguet V, Sayed C, Tan J, Naik HB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 May;86(5):1092-1101. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.01.059. PMID: 33493574Free PMC Article
Human ABO Blood Groups and Their Associations with Different Diseases.
Abegaz SB
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:6629060. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1155/2021/6629060. PMID: 33564677Free PMC Article
The epidemiology of hidradenitis suppurativa.
Ingram JR
Br J Dermatol 2020 Dec;183(6):990-998. Epub 2020 Sep 3 doi: 10.1111/bjd.19435. PMID: 32880911

Diagnosis

Infectious Vaginitis, Cervicitis, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
Shroff S
Med Clin North Am 2023 Mar;107(2):299-315. Epub 2022 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.10.009. PMID: 36759099
Pelvic inflammatory disease in pregnancy: a systematic review focusing on perinatal outcomes.
Marcinkowski KA, Mehta V, Mercier R, Berghella V
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2022 Jul;4(4):100643. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100643. PMID: 35405372
Comorbidity screening in hidradenitis suppurativa: Evidence-based recommendations from the US and Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundations.
Garg A, Malviya N, Strunk A, Wright S, Alavi A, Alhusayen R, Alikhan A, Daveluy SD, Delorme I, Goldfarb N, Gulliver W, Hamzavi I, Jaleel T, Kimball AB, Kirby JS, Kirchhof MG, Lester J, Lev-Tov H, Lowes MA, Micheletti R, Orenstein LA, Piguet V, Sayed C, Tan J, Naik HB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 May;86(5):1092-1101. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.01.059. PMID: 33493574Free PMC Article
Analysis of sex hormones and menstruation in COVID-19 women of child-bearing age.
Li K, Chen G, Hou H, Liao Q, Chen J, Bai H, Lee S, Wang C, Li H, Cheng L, Ai J
Reprod Biomed Online 2021 Jan;42(1):260-267. Epub 2020 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.09.020. PMID: 33288478Free PMC Article
Potential influence of COVID-19/ACE2 on the female reproductive system.
Jing Y, Run-Qian L, Hao-Ran W, Hao-Ran C, Ya-Bin L, Yang G, Fei C
Mol Hum Reprod 2020 Jun 1;26(6):367-373. doi: 10.1093/molehr/gaaa030. PMID: 32365180Free PMC Article

Therapy

Metformin: new applications for an old drug.
Naseri A, Sanaie S, Hamzehzadeh S, Seyedi-Sahebari S, Hosseini MS, Gholipour-Khalili E, Rezazadeh-Gavgani E, Majidazar R, Seraji P, Daneshvar S, Rezazadeh-Gavgani E
J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2023 Mar 1;34(2):151-160. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2022-0252. PMID: 36474458
Menstrual cycle disturbances after COVID-19 vaccination.
Rodríguez Quejada L, Toro Wills MF, Martínez-Ávila MC, Patiño-Aldana AF
Womens Health (Lond) 2022 Jan-Dec;18:17455057221109375. doi: 10.1177/17455057221109375. PMID: 35796571Free PMC Article
Hepatitis B infection is causally associated with extrahepatic cancers: A Mendelian randomization study.
Kamiza AB, Fatumo S, Singini MG, Yeh CC, Chikowore T
EBioMedicine 2022 May;79:104003. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104003. PMID: 35447390Free PMC Article
Albendazole and Mebendazole as Anti-Parasitic and Anti-Cancer Agents: an Update.
Chai JY, Jung BK, Hong SJ
Korean J Parasitol 2021 Jun;59(3):189-225. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.3.189. PMID: 34218593Free PMC Article
The microbiome and gynaecological cancer development, prevention and therapy.
Łaniewski P, Ilhan ZE, Herbst-Kralovetz MM
Nat Rev Urol 2020 Apr;17(4):232-250. Epub 2020 Feb 18 doi: 10.1038/s41585-020-0286-z. PMID: 32071434Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Pleiotropic Effects of PCSK-9 Inhibitors.
Basiak M, Kosowski M, Cyrnek M, Bułdak Ł, Maligłówka M, Machnik G, Okopień B
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Mar 19;22(6) doi: 10.3390/ijms22063144. PMID: 33808697Free PMC Article
Fertility and infertility: Definition and epidemiology.
Vander Borght M, Wyns C
Clin Biochem 2018 Dec;62:2-10. Epub 2018 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.03.012. PMID: 29555319
Roles of SALL2 in tumorigenesis.
Sung CK, Yim H
Arch Pharm Res 2017 Feb;40(2):146-151. Epub 2016 Dec 12 doi: 10.1007/s12272-016-0874-x. PMID: 27957650
Causes of death among cancer patients.
Zaorsky NG, Churilla TM, Egleston BL, Fisher SG, Ridge JA, Horwitz EM, Meyer JE
Ann Oncol 2017 Feb 1;28(2):400-407. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw604. PMID: 27831506Free PMC Article
Endometriosis and infertility.
Donnez J, Donnez O, Orellana R, Binda MM, Dolmans MM
Panminerva Med 2016 Jun;58(2):143-50. Epub 2016 Feb 2 PMID: 26837776

Clinical prediction guides

Metformin: new applications for an old drug.
Naseri A, Sanaie S, Hamzehzadeh S, Seyedi-Sahebari S, Hosseini MS, Gholipour-Khalili E, Rezazadeh-Gavgani E, Majidazar R, Seraji P, Daneshvar S, Rezazadeh-Gavgani E
J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2023 Mar 1;34(2):151-160. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2022-0252. PMID: 36474458
SARS-CoV-2, fertility and assisted reproduction.
Ata B, Vermeulen N, Mocanu E, Gianaroli L, Lundin K, Rautakallio-Hokkanen S, Tapanainen JS, Veiga A
Hum Reprod Update 2023 Mar 1;29(2):177-196. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac037. PMID: 36374645Free PMC Article
Hepatitis B infection is causally associated with extrahepatic cancers: A Mendelian randomization study.
Kamiza AB, Fatumo S, Singini MG, Yeh CC, Chikowore T
EBioMedicine 2022 May;79:104003. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104003. PMID: 35447390Free PMC Article
Fertility and infertility: Definition and epidemiology.
Vander Borght M, Wyns C
Clin Biochem 2018 Dec;62:2-10. Epub 2018 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.03.012. PMID: 29555319
Endometriosis and infertility.
Donnez J, Donnez O, Orellana R, Binda MM, Dolmans MM
Panminerva Med 2016 Jun;58(2):143-50. Epub 2016 Feb 2 PMID: 26837776

Recent systematic reviews

Beyond apoptosis: evidence of other regulated cell death pathways in the ovary throughout development and life.
Stringer JM, Alesi LR, Winship AL, Hutt KJ
Hum Reprod Update 2023 Jul 5;29(4):434-456. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmad005. PMID: 36857094Free PMC Article
The Role of Hormones in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Systematic Review.
Abu Rached N, Gambichler T, Dietrich JW, Ocker L, Seifert C, Stockfleth E, Bechara FG
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Dec 3;23(23) doi: 10.3390/ijms232315250. PMID: 36499573Free PMC Article
Pelvic inflammatory disease in pregnancy: a systematic review focusing on perinatal outcomes.
Marcinkowski KA, Mehta V, Mercier R, Berghella V
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2022 Jul;4(4):100643. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100643. PMID: 35405372
Ultrasound-guided transvaginal ovarian needle drilling for clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome in subfertile women.
Zhang J, Tang L, Kong L, Wu T, Xu L, Pan X, Liu GJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Nov 4;11(11):CD008583. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008583.pub3. PMID: 34735019Free PMC Article
Burkitt's lymphoma of the ovary: case report and review of the literature.
Shacham-Abulafia A, Nagar R, Eitan R, Levavi H, Sabah G, Vidal L, Shpilberg O, Raanani P
Acta Haematol 2013;129(3):169-74. Epub 2012 Dec 13 doi: 10.1159/000345248. PMID: 23257666

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