Chlamydia Peritonitis and Ascites Mimicking Ovarian Cancer

Background. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) rarely results in diffuse ascites. Severe adhesive disease secondary to PID may lead to the formation of inclusion cysts and even pelvic peritoneal nodularity due to postinflammatory scarring and cause an elevation of serum CA-125 levels. The constellati...

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Main Authors: Anar Gojayev, Diana P. English, Matthew Macer, Masoud Azodi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8547173
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