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Pelvic inflammatory disease
Clinical diagnosis — treat at a low threshold.
Source: BASHH 2018/2019Signs
- Lower abdominal pain, deep dyspareunia
- Cervical motion and adnexal tenderness
- Abnormal discharge, fever >38 °C
- RUQ pain: Fitz-Hugh–Curtis (perihepatitis)
Doses: see Drug doses → Antibiotics. Consider removing an IUD if no improvement at 72 h.
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