ACUTE PELVIC PAIN IN THE ADOLESCENT: A CASE REPORT.
Diagnosis and treatment of acute pelvic pain in the adolescent female requires differentiating among a broad differential diagnosis that includes potentially serious illness across several organ systems. The case presented provides an illustration of the assessment and management of acute pelvic pain, and key teaching points about important potential causes.
Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA and Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA and Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Pelvic pain; ectopic pregnancy; ovarian torsion; sexual assault