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Case 77 - A 30-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Abdominal Pain, Vaginal Discharge, and Adnexal Mass (Tubo-Ovarian Abscess)

from Section XI - Pelvic Masses and Cysts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2019

David Chelmow
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Nicole W. Karjane
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Hope A. Ricciotti
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Amy E. Young
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
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Office Gynecology
A Case-Based Approach
, pp. 242 - 245
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Further Reading

Ness, RB et al. Effectiveness of inpatient and outpatient treatment strategies for women with pelvic inflammatory disease: results from the Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186:929937CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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Grandson, M. Pelvic inflammatory disease. Am Fam Physician. 2012, April 15;85(8):791796.Google Scholar

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