A Case of Tubo-Ovarian Abscess in a 15-Year-Old Female After Appendectomy Complicated by Peritonitis

Maryellen Campbell, Ahmed A Noor, M.D. Bejinez Castañeda
In: Cureus · 2021 · vol. 13(11) , pp. e20052 · doi:10.7759/cureus.20052 · PMID:34993028 · W3216813962
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Abstract

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) are serious diagnoses to consider in reproductive-age women presenting with abdominal or pelvic pain. Management can be medical or surgical depending on severity. This case report outlines the unique presentation of TOA in a 15-year-old female presenting with acute abdominal pain with a recent past surgical history of appendectomy. A discussion of the approach to similar presentations and the importance of maintaining a broad differential diagnosis follows.

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