Pelvic inflammatory disease: the importance of aggressive treatment in adolescents.
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), an infection of the female genital tract, presents a number of difficult challenges in diagnosis and management. Adolescents in particular require aggressive care of PID to prevent the long-term sequelae of chronic pelvic pain and infertility. This article reviews the etiology, microbiology, diagnosis, and management of PID, with an emphasis on treating adolescents with PID.
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Department of Adolescent Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
D000038:Abscess; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors