05-29-2019
Osmosis: Pelvic inflammatory disease. (2019, June 18). Retrieved from (https://www.osmosis.org/learn/Pelvic_inflammatory_disease).
and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are the most common sexually transmitted organisms associated with pelvic inflammatory disease.
A 31-year-old woman comes to the gynecology clinic because of pelvic pain. She has had 2-weeks of intermittent pain, worse on the right, and radiating to her groin which has worsened and is more consistent. She denies urinary symptoms including burning, blood, urgency, and frequency. She had two sexual partners in the past month with intermittent condom use. Examination shows a temperature of 37.4°C (99.4°F), with normal vitals otherwise. There is pain to palpation in the right and left lower quadrants without rebound. A speculum examination demonstrates purulent discharge from the cervical os. Which of the following would most likely be present upon microscopic examination of the discharge?
