Anecdotal association of endosalpingiosis with chlamydia trachomatis IgG titers and Fitz-Hugh-Curtis adhesions.
OBJECTIVE
To correlate Chlamydia trachomatis IgG titers with endosalpingiosis.


METHODS
Prospective, single-blind, histologic analysis of tissue, and retrospective analysis of historical laboratory and clinical variables.


METHODS
A tertiary care patient practice.


METHODS
Sixty consecutive patients with C. trachomatis IgG titers, 28 positive and 32 negative.


METHODS
The second review of histology slides and charts of these women.


RESULTS
One patient was found to have endosalpingiosis. She had Fitz-Hugh-Curtis (FHC) adhesions and a positive C. trachomatis IgG titer, but no endometriosis.


CONCLUSIONS
This review confirmed an anecdotal association of endosalpingiosis with positive C. trachomatis IgG titers and FHC adhesions, but failed to demonstrate a statistically significant relationship due to the size of the sample.
Khare
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Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018401:Sample Size; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G