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Oophoritis
Specialty Gynecology

Oophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries.

It is often seen in combination with salpingitis (inflammation of the fallopian tubes).[ citation needed] It may develop in response to infection. [1] 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]

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References

  1. ^ Muenchhoff, Maximilian; Goulder, Philip J. R. (2014). "Sex Differences in Pediatric Infectious Diseases". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209: S120–S126. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu232. ISSN  0022-1899. JSTOR  43708051. PMC  4072001. PMID  24966192. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

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