Wednesday, April 16, 2014

PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases)

Symptoms of:

  • Fever
  • Lower abdominal Pain
  • Adnexal tenderness
  • Cervical Excitation
  • Deep Dyspareunia
  • Discharge PV
Causative organism:

  1. Neisseria
  2. Chlamydia
  3. Anerobes
  4. Mycoplasma
  5. TB
Investigations:

Urine Routine 
Urine Nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) 
Endocervical & Vaginal Swabs
Wet mount
KOH stain
USG
Laparoscopy (Gold Standard)

Complications:

  • Sepsis
  • Ectopic 
  • Infertility
  • Tubal Abscess
  • Chronic Pain
Treatment Regimen:

  1. Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM + Doxy 100 or Metro 400 PO BID for 14 days
  2. Ofloxacin 400 mg + Metro 400 mg PO BID for 14 days
Reassess in 72 hours
Test for partners
Abstinence for 14 days


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