{{Short description|Inflammation of the ovaries}} {{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Oophoritis | image = | caption = | pronounce = | field = Gynecology | synonyms = | symptoms = | complications = | onset = | duration = | types = | causes = | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = }} '''Oophoritis''' is an inflammation of the ovaries.
It is often seen in combination with salpingitis (inflammation of the fallopian tubes).{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} It may develop in response to infection.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Muenchhoff |first1=Maximilian |last2=Goulder |first2=Philip J. R. |title=Sex Differences in Pediatric Infectious Diseases |journal=The Journal of Infectious Diseases |date=2014 |volume=209 |pages=S120–S126 |doi=10.1093/infdis/jiu232 |jstor=43708051 |pmid=24966192 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43708051 |access-date=5 November 2022 |issn=0022-1899|pmc=4072001 }}</ref> Oophoritis is typically caused by a bacterial infection, and may result from chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). This form differs from autoimmune oophoritis, a disorder caused by a malfunction of the immune system.{{citation needed|date= July 2023}} ==See also== * Pelvic inflammatory disease
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== External links == {{Medical resources | ICD10 = {{ICD10|N|70||n|70}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|614.0}}-{{ICD9|614.2}} | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = med | eMedicineTopic = 1672 | DiseasesDB = 9748 | MeshID = D009869 }} {{Diseases of the pelvis, genitals and breasts}}
Category:Inflammations Category:Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
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