Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
"Pelvic Inflammatory Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility.
| Descriptor ID |
D000292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.635.500 C13.351.500.056.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Disease, Pelvic Inflammatory
- Diseases, Pelvic Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Diseases, Pelvic
- Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
- Pelvic Disease, Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Disease, Pelvic
- Inflammatory Pelvic Disease
- Disease, Inflammatory Pelvic
- Diseases, Inflammatory Pelvic
- Inflammatory Pelvic Diseases
- Pelvic Diseases, Inflammatory
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pelvic Inflammatory Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Davidson KW, Barry MJ, Mangione CM, Cabana M, Caughey AB, Davis EM, Donahue KE, Doubeni CA, Krist AH, Kubik M, Li L, Ogedegbe G, Pbert L, Silverstein M, Simon MA, Stevermer J, Tseng CW, Wong JB. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2021 09 14; 326(10):949-956.
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Mealey K, Braverman PK, Koenigs LMP. Why a Pelvic Exam is Needed to Diagnose Cervicitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 04; 73(4):424-425.
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Cherpes TL, Rice PA, Sweet RL. Pelvic inflammatory disease. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2011; 2011:714289.
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Vijayaraghavan G, Kurup D, Singh A. Imaging of acute abdomen and pelvis: common acute pathologies. Semin Roentgenol. 2009 Oct; 44(4):221-7.
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Garg A, Trent ME, Strouse JJ, Mitchell SE, Rowe PC. Delayed diagnosis of iliac vein thrombus in a sexually-active adolescent with Klippel-Tr?naunay syndrome. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Jun; 22(3):e29-32.
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Blake DR, Maldeis N, Barnes MR, Hardick A, Quinn TC, Gaydos CA. Cost-effectiveness of screening strategies for Chlamydia trachomatis using cervical swabs, urine, and self-obtained vaginal swabs in a sexually transmitted disease clinic setting. Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Jul; 35(7):649-55.
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Fantasia HC. Options for intrauterine contraception. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2008 May-Jun; 37(3):375-83.
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Ness RB, Kip KE, Hillier SL, Soper DE, Stamm CA, Sweet RL, Rice P, Richter HE. A cluster analysis of bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora and pelvic inflammatory disease. Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Sep 15; 162(6):585-90.
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Haggerty CL, Peipert JF, Weitzen S, Hendrix SL, Holley RL, Nelson DB, Randall H, Soper DE, Wiesenfeld HC, Ness RB. Predictors of chronic pelvic pain in an urban population of women with symptoms and signs of pelvic inflammatory disease. Sex Transm Dis. 2005 May; 32(5):293-9.
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Ness RB, Hillier SL, Kip KE, Richter HE, Soper DE, Stamm CA, McGregor JA, Bass DC, Rice P, Sweet RL. Douching, pelvic inflammatory disease, and incident gonococcal and chlamydial genital infection in a cohort of high-risk women. Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Jan 15; 161(2):186-95.