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. 1999;7(5):248–252. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1999)7:5<248::AID-IDOG8>3.0.CO;2-V

Pelvic inflammatory disease in the postmenopausal woman.

S L Jackson 1, D E Soper 1
PMCID: PMC1784753  PMID: 10524671

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Review available literature on pelvic inflammatory disease in postmenopausal women. DESIGN: MEDLINE literature review from 1966 to 1999. RESULTS: Pelvic inflammatory disease is uncommon in postmenopausal women. It is polymicrobial, often is concurrent with tuboovarian abscess formation, and is often associated with other diagnoses. CONCLUSION: Postmenopausal women with pelvic inflammatory disease are best treated with inpatient parenteral antimicrobials and appropriate imaging studies. Failure to respond to antibiotics should yield a low threshold for surgery, and consideration of alternative diagnoses should be entertained.

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