Salmonella abscess in an ovarian endometrioma.
The authors present a patient with an abscess due to Salmonella in an ovarian endometrioma. The apparent inoculation occurred nine months before surgery. This patient had no signs of active infection; her symptoms suggested endometriosis only.
Kemmann
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UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New Brunswick 08903.
Cummins
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Dietzel
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
D002939:Ciprofloxacin