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
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.635.500 C13.351.500.056.750
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 Adnexitis Adnexitis

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