title: Fevers in patients undergoing vaginal laser surgery.
abstract: Three patients undergoing laser surgery of the vagina developed high fevers that later regressed, one of them without treatment. The possible causes and implications of these cases are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, New York.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spitzer
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Krumholz
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Seltzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents