Misdiagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Alternative diagnoses list for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:

For a diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:

• HIV - PID that does not respond to treatment can indicate HIV.
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Appendicitis
• Septic abortion
• Ruptured ovarian cyst
• Ruptured ovarian tumour
• Ovarian torsion
• Tubo-ovarian abscess
• Degeneration of leiomyoma
• Diverticulitis
• Cystitis
• Tuberculosis salpingitis

Diseases for which Pelvic Inflammatory Disease may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Acute Appendicitis
• Cervicitis
• Chlamydia
• Chronic pelvic pain
• Crohn's disease
• Diverticular disease and diverticulitis
• Dyspareunia
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Endometriosis
• Endometritis
• Female infertility
• Genital herpes
• Genital wart
• Gonorrhea
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Interstitial cystitis
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Lymphogranuloma venereum
• Ovarian cysts
• Overactive bladder/urinary incontinence
• Pyelonephritis
• Salpingitis
• Ulcerative colitis
• Vaginitis

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?

Causes of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease may include these medical conditions:

• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Gardnerella vaginalis infection
• Bacteroides infection
• more causes...»

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Ask the following questions - DYSMENORRHEA
• Ask the Following Questions - PELVIC PAIN
• Ask the Following Questions - VAGINAL DISCHARGE
• Differential Diagnosis - Dysmenorrhea
• Differential Diagnosis - Vaginal Discharge
• Differential Diagnosis - Pelvic Pain - Female
• Differential Diagnosis - Vaginal Discharge
• Approach to the Diagnosis - DYSMENORRHEA
• Approach to the Diagnosis - PELVIC PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - VAGINAL DISCHARGE
• History and physical examination - Dysmenorrhea
• History and physical examination - Vaginal discharge
• Diagnosis - Dysmenorrhea
• Diagnosis - Pelvic inflammatory disease
• History and physical examination - Dysmenorrhea
• History and physical examination - Vaginal discharge
• History (2) - Dysmenorrhea
• History (2) - Vaginal Discharge
• History - Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Differential Overview - Abdominal/Pelvic Mass
• Differential Overview - Vaginal Discharge
• Diagnosis - Pelvic inflammatory disease
• History - Vaginal discharge
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Vaginal Discharge
• History and physical examination - Dysmenorrhea
• History and physical examination - Vaginal discharge
• Approach to the Diagnosis - DYSMENORRHEA
• Approach to the Diagnosis - PELVIC PAIN
• Approach to the Diagnosis - VAGINAL DISCHARGE

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Medical Mistakes

Related medical mistakes may include:

• STDs -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Common Misdiagnoses and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to have heavy periods, since they actually have a bleeding disorder. Severe afflictions may result in the women receiving a hysterectomy unnecessarily, when the underlying cause has not been identified. See the introduction to Von Willebrand's disease and bleeding disorder.

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash with redness and warmth, but not necessarily a physical breast lump. This type of breast cancer should be considered as an uncommon possibility for certain types of breast symptoms.

Ectopic pregnancy can be life threatening: Ectopic pregnancy is one of the leading causes of death in the 1st trimester. Physicians must not depend only on the physical symptoms alone and an ultrasound must be done in a female patient of child bearing age presenting with acute abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding. Due to the acute onset of pain it may be misdiagnosed as renal colic, acute appendicitis or ovarian torsion. Early diagnosis can save the patients life.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Rare Types

Rare types of medical disorders and diseases in related medical areas:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• Women's General Health: rare types of diseases:
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Heart Attack -- Rare Types
  • Thyroid Disease -- Rare Types
  • Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
• Pregnancy: rare types of diseases:
  • Gestational Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Gestational Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Eclampsia -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:

The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:

• Endometriosis is often undiagnosed despite the severe symptoms it can cause
• PID misdiagnosis can have serious consequences
• More news »

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
• More premium medical articles ...

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease or confirming a diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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