Pelvic cellulitis

Pelvic cellulitis, often used interchangeably with parametritis, is an acute bacterial infection of the deep connective and adipose tissues of the pelvis, primarily involving the parametrium surrounding the uterus and broad ligaments

Pelvic cellulitis, often used interchangeably with parametritis, is an acute bacterial infection of the deep connective and adipose tissues of the pelvis, primarily involving the parametrium surrounding the uterus and broad ligaments It most commonly affects women following gynecologic surgery, cesarean delivery, abortion, or as an extension of pelvic inflammatory disease

It most commonly affects women following gynecologic surgery, cesarean delivery, abortion, or as an extension of pelvic inflammatory disease Clinically, it is characterized by lower abdominal and pelvic pain, pelvic tenderness, fever, leukocytosis, and induration of adjacent soft tissues, with the potential to progress to pelvic phlegmon or abscess formation if untreated

It most commonly affects women following gynecologic surgery, cesarean delivery, abortion, or as an extension of pelvic inflammatory disease Pathophysiologically, the condition involves polymicrobial invasion that spreads through disrupted mucosal barriers or lymphatic channels into retroperitoneal pelvic soft tissues

Pathophysiologically, the condition involves polymicrobial invasion that spreads through disrupted mucosal barriers or lymphatic channels into retroperitoneal pelvic soft tissues

Pathophysiologically, the condition involves polymicrobial invasion that spreads through disrupted mucosal barriers or lymphatic channels into retroperitoneal pelvic soft tissues Clinically, it is characterized by lower abdominal and pelvic pain, pelvic tenderness, fever, leukocytosis, and induration of adjacent soft tissues, with the potential to progress to pelvic phlegmon or abscess formation if untreated

Clinically, it is characterized by lower abdominal and pelvic pain, pelvic tenderness, fever, leukocytosis, and induration of adjacent soft tissues, with the potential to progress to pelvic phlegmon or abscess formation if untreated