title: [Pelvic inflammatory disease in pregnancy].
abstract: Although pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a common complaint in young, fertile women, it is quite rare during pregnancy. Clinically it is characterized by abdominal pain, sometimes presenting as an acute abdomen with fever. Since PID has no characteristic clinical or laboratory findings, and is rare during pregnancy, it is understandable why the diagnosis is missed in most cases, and the patient is treated as an abdominal emergency. Since surgery during pregnancy in the presence of an infection leads to abortion in most cases, accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment is of the greatest importance. A case of PID during pregnancy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology B, Serlin Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wolman
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Grutz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luxman
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy