Chlamydia infection ultrasound

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Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of chlamydia infection when pelvic inflammatory disease has occurred. Ultrasound findings suggestive of pelvic inflammatory disease include thickened/dilated fallopian tubes, incomplete septa in the fallopian tube, increased vascularity around the fallopian tubes, and the cogwheel sign.[1]

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Transvaginal ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of chlamydia infection when pelvic inflammatory disease has occurred. Ultrasound findings suggestive of pelvic inflammatory disease include:[1]

  • Thickened/dilated fallopian tubes
  • Incomplete septa in the fallopian tube
  • Increased vascularity around the fallopian tubes
  • Cogwheel sign

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pelvic-inflammatory-disease Accessed on January 12, 2016


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