title: Anecdotal association of endosalpingiosis with chlamydia trachomatis IgG titers and Fitz-Hugh-Curtis adhesions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Khare
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G