Upper Genital Tract Infections

摘要: Upper genital tract infection in women has for years been referred to as pelvic inflammatory disease. This term specifies neither the site nor type of infection. Unfortunately it become so ingrained literature that common medical vernacular. It is preferable indicate at least by using such terms endometritis, salpingitis, salpingo-oophoritis, or tubo-ovarian abscess. Since these infections often represent a progression from endometritis salpingitis and ultimately pyosalpinx, hydrosalpinx, abscess, may be difficult find extent Further specificity can achieved referring acute chronic severity course