{{Short description|Infection of the parametrium (connective tissue near the uterus)}} {{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Parametritis | image = | caption = | pronounce = | field = Gynecology | synonyms = | symptoms = | complications = | onset = | duration = | types = | causes = | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = }} '''Parametritis''' (also known as pelvic cellulitis{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}) is an infection of the parametrium (connective tissue adjacent to the uterus). It is considered a form of pelvic inflammatory disease.<ref name="urlBroad Ligament Disorders: eMedicine Obstetrics and Gynecology">{{cite web |url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/275773-overview |title=Broad Ligament Disorders: eMedicine Obstetrics and Gynecology |access-date=2010-03-10}}</ref>thumb|This is an image of pelvic inflammation in women commonly seen with PID.[[File:NeisseriaGonorrhoeae.jpg|thumb|Gram-stain of gonococcal urethritis. {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |Scientific classification |- |Domain: |Bacteria |- |Phylum: |Pseudomonadota |- |Class: |Betaproteobacteria |- |Order: |Neisseriales |- |Family: |Neisseriaceae |- |Genus: |''Neisseria'' |- |Species: |'''''N. gonorrhoeae''''' |- ! colspan="2" |Binomial name |- | colspan="2" |'''''Neisseria gonorrhoeae'''''(Zopf 1885) Trevisan 1885 |- ! colspan="2" |Synonyms |- | colspan="2" | * ''Micrococcus'' der Gonorrhoe <small>Neisser 1879</small> * ''Gonococcus neisseri'' <small>Lindau1898</small> |} ]]
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== External links == {{Medical resources | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = {{ICD10|N|73|0|n|70}}-{{ICD10|N|73|2|n|70}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|614.4}} | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D010249 | SNOMED CT = 280483007 }} {{Diseases of the pelvis, genitals and breasts}}
Category:Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs
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