title: Chorioamnionitis and appendiceal abscess. A case report.
abstract: A rare case occurred of chorioamnionitis complicating a smoldering periappendiceal abscess. Neonatal death and maternal morbidity occurred. Direct spread of infection from the abscess to the fetal membranes is hypothesized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bard
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: O'Leary
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications*; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications