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Streptococcal pelvic inflammatory disease

Streptococcal pelvic inflammatory disease is an upper female genital tract infection caused by pathogenic or colonizing *Streptococcus* species, such as *Streptococcus agalactiae* (group B), *Streptococcus pyogenes* (group A), or *Streptococcus pneumoniae*. Read more about Streptococcal pelvic inflammatory disease

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About Streptococcal pelvic inflammatory disease.

Streptococcal pelvic inflammatory disease is an upper female genital tract infection caused by pathogenic or colonizing *Streptococcus* species, such as *Streptococcus agalactiae* (group B), *Streptococcus pyogenes* (group A), or *Streptococcus pneumoniae*.

The condition primarily affects adolescent and adult females when microorganisms breach endocervical barriers and ascend into the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, or pelvic peritoneum.

It manifests clinically as pelvic or lower abdominal pain, cervical motion and adnexal tenderness, purulent vaginal discharge, and fever.

Pathophysiologically characterized by acute endometritis, salpingitis, or peritonitis, severe streptococcal presentations carry a heightened risk of rapid tissue destruction, pelvic abscess formation, bacteremia, and septic shock.

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