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. 2013 Apr;34(4):163–172. doi: 10.1542/pir.34-4-163

Table 2.

Differential Diagnosis of Acute Pelvic Pain by Systems

System Condition
Gynecologic Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Endometritis
• Salpingitis
• Perihepatitis
• Periappendicitis
• Tubo-ovarian abscess
Ectopic pregnancy
Intrauterine pregnancy
Endometriosis
Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst
Ovarian cyst
Ovarian tumor
Ovarian torsion
Tubal torsion
Septic abortion
Vaginal foreign bodies
Hematometrocolpos
Chemical irritants
Urinary Urinary tract infection
Acute pyelonephritis
Gastrointestinal Acute appendicitis
Acute cholecystitis
Mesenteric lymphadenitis
Heme/Vascular Pelvic thrombophlebitis
Other Functional abdominal pain
Sexual assault
Sexual abuse