Catalog

Late syphilitic female pelvic inflammatory disease

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Link to WHO Definition

Late syphilitic female pelvic inflammatory disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/373294621

This is a late sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. This diagnosis is involving inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as it progresses to scar formation with adhesions to nearby tissues and organs.