Streptococcal peritonitis in a patient with Hodgkin's disease and an intrauterine contraceptive device
| Autor: | Edward L. Amorosi, Matthew N. Harris, Peter H. Berczeller, Robert F. Porges, W. Robson N. Grier, Alfred T. Culliford |
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| Rok vydání: | 1973 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment Splenectomy Peritonitis medicine.disease_cause Sepsis Peritoneal cavity Streptococcal Infections medicine Humans Cervix business.industry Streptococcus Obstetrics Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Hodgkin Disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Female business Pelvic Infection Intrauterine Devices Fallopian tube |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 117:288-290 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9378 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0002-9378(73)90651-0 |
| Popis: | A woman in her 20s developed streptococcal peritonitis 5 weeks after staging splenectomy for Hodgkins disease and 2 months after IUD insertion. The case history is detailed in the article. The IUD probably caused the infection. Streptococcus Group A type 43 was cultured from cervix peritoneal cavity fallopian tube and blood. It is thought low-grade endometrial infections occur often within a few weeks after IUD insertion. Caution should thus be exercised in recommending an IUD for a patient with lymphoid disease recent radiotherapy and a recent splenectomy. |
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