Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) complicating gonorrhoea infection may develop in up to one third of women with gonorrhoea.[44]Wiesenfeld HC, Hillier SL, Krohn MA, et al. Lower genital tract and endometritis: insight into subclinical pelvic inflammatory disease. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Sep;100(3):456-63.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12220764?tool=bestpractice.com
[45]Bowie WR, Jones H. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease in outpatients: association with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Ann Intern Med. 1981 Dec;95(6):685-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7305145?tool=bestpractice.com
The most common sequelae of PID are chronic pelvic pain (40%), tubal infertility (10.8%), and ectopic pregnancy (9.1%).[46]Ness RB, Trautmann G, Richter HE, et al. Effectiveness of treatment strategies of some women with pelvic inflammatory disease Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Sep;106(3):573-80.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16135590?tool=bestpractice.com
[47]Weström L, Joesoef R, Reynolds G, et al. Pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility. A cohort study of 1,844 women with laparoscopically verified disease and 657 control women with normal laparoscopic results. Sex Transm Dis. 1992 Jul-Aug;19(4):185-92.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1411832?tool=bestpractice.com
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) complicating gonorrhoea infection may develop in up to one third of women with gonorrhoea.[44]Wiesenfeld HC, Hillier SL, Krohn MA, et al. Lower genital tract and endometritis: insight into subclinical pelvic inflammatory disease. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Sep;100(3):456-63.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12220764?tool=bestpractice.com
[45]Bowie WR, Jones H. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease in outpatients: association with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Ann Intern Med. 1981 Dec;95(6):685-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7305145?tool=bestpractice.com
The most common sequelae of PID are chronic pelvic pain (40%), tubal infertility (10.8%), and ectopic pregnancy (9.1%).[46]Ness RB, Trautmann G, Richter HE, et al. Effectiveness of treatment strategies of some women with pelvic inflammatory disease Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Sep;106(3):573-80.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16135590?tool=bestpractice.com
[47]Weström L, Joesoef R, Reynolds G, et al. Pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility. A cohort study of 1,844 women with laparoscopically verified disease and 657 control women with normal laparoscopic results. Sex Transm Dis. 1992 Jul-Aug;19(4):185-92.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1411832?tool=bestpractice.com
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) complicating gonorrhoea infection may develop in up to one third of women with gonorrhoea.[44]Wiesenfeld HC, Hillier SL, Krohn MA, et al. Lower genital tract and endometritis: insight into subclinical pelvic inflammatory disease. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Sep;100(3):456-63.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12220764?tool=bestpractice.com
[45]Bowie WR, Jones H. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease in outpatients: association with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Ann Intern Med. 1981 Dec;95(6):685-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7305145?tool=bestpractice.com
The most common sequelae of PID are chronic pelvic pain (40%), tubal infertility (10.8%), and ectopic pregnancy (9.1%).[46]Ness RB, Trautmann G, Richter HE, et al. Effectiveness of treatment strategies of some women with pelvic inflammatory disease Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Sep;106(3):573-80.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16135590?tool=bestpractice.com
[47]Weström L, Joesoef R, Reynolds G, et al. Pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility. A cohort study of 1,844 women with laparoscopically verified disease and 657 control women with normal laparoscopic results. Sex Transm Dis. 1992 Jul-Aug;19(4):185-92.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1411832?tool=bestpractice.com
Gonococci may spread up towards the liver causing perihepatitis, which mimics acute cholecystitis in its presentation. It resolves with antibiotic therapy.