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. 1985 Jul;38(7):726–732. doi: 10.1136/jcp.38.7.726

Chlamydial endometritis.

J Paavonen, R Aine, K Teisala, P K Heinonen, R Punnonen, M Lehtinen, A Miettinen, P Grönroos
PMCID: PMC499293  PMID: 4019796

Abstract

Endometrial biopsies were obtained from 32 women with suspected pelvic inflammatory disease, of whom 23 (72%) had histopathological evidence of endometritis. Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from the endometria of nine (39%) women (chlamydia group) but not from the other 14 (non-chlamydia group). Severe plasma cell endometritis and lymphoid follicles with transformed lymphocytes were significantly more common in the chlamydia group than in the non-chlamydia group. This suggests that C trachomatis is an invasive endometrial pathogen which often causes severe inflammation. The association was independent of predisposing factors such as use of intrauterine contraceptive devices.

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