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. 1980 Oct;56(5):341-3.
doi: 10.1136/sti.56.5.341.

Chlamydia trachomatis as a possible cause of peritonitis and perihepatitis in a young woman

Case Reports

Chlamydia trachomatis as a possible cause of peritonitis and perihepatitis in a young woman

J Paavonen et al. Br J Vener Dis. 1980 Oct.

Abstract

In a 20-year-old woman who developed pelvic peritonitis and perihepatitis Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from the lower genital tract. There was a significant rise in the antibody titre against C trachomatis, suggesting that an ascending infection by this organism may have been responsible for the condition

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