Symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease

Patient's question:

Buttock ache and lower abdomen pain

Doctor's answer:

Fever, lower abdominal pain with tenderness, increased amount of purulent vaginal discharge. May be accompanied by fatigue, lower back pain, and menstrual disorders. In severe cases, high fever, chills, headache, and anorexia may be observed. If peritonitis is present, symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distension may occur. If an abscess forms, anterior placement may cause bladder irritation symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, and dysuria; posterior placement may cause rectal irritation symptoms such as tenesmus, anal fullness, diarrhea, and difficulty defecating. When sepsis occurs, it is often accompanied by abscess lesions in other parts.

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