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Pelvic inflammation - Coggle Diagram
Pelvic inflammation
Clinical features
Menstrual abnormalities (e.g menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea or intermenstrual bleeding)
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Pathophysiology
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This can result in loss of the ciliated epithelial cells along the fallopian tube lining,
Infection of the upper female genital tract leads to inflammatory damage, resulting in scarring, adhesions,
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Additionally, adhesions can lead to chronic pelvic pain.
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Definition
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is defined as an inflammation of the upper genital tract due to an infection in women.