Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is sometimes misdiagnosed as Nephrolithiasis

It has been reported that some patients have been misdiagnosed with Nephrolithiasis, when in fact the correct diagnosis in their specific case was Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.

Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection of the uterus and symptoms include, pain in your lower abdomen, fever, unusual discharge with a bad odour, pain and or bleeding with sex, burning sensation with urination and bleeding in-between periods. PID can be misdiagnosed as conditions like appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, diverticulitis, adnexal torsion (twisted ovary), rupture of an ovarian cyst, kidney stones, pancreatitis and perforated viscus (hole in the bowl). If misdiagnosed and not treated correctly issues like scar tissue can form inside and outside the fallopian tubes that can lead to tubal blockage, ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside of the womb), infertility and long term pelvic pain.

Always consult your doctor or health professional, and do not self diagnose.

Symptoms can include:

Fever, unusual smelly discharge from vagina, burning sensation when urinating, bleeding between periods, pain in lower abdomen, pain during intercourse, bleeding when you have sex

Symptoms are a guideline only and may apply to either the diagnosis or the reported misdiagnosis, or both. Consult your specialist for further information.

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