SECONDARY SYPHILIS AND ACUTE PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Mateus de Paula von Glehn Núcleo de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de Brasília e Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Distrito Federal
  • Andrea de Morais Garay Silva Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Distrito Federal
  • Leandro Junio Barreto dos Reis Núcleo de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de Brasília
  • Eleuza Rodrigues Machado Núcleo de Medicina Tropical da Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v44i2.36652

Keywords:

Primary health care, syphilis, pelvic inflammatory disease.

Abstract

We present the case of a young woman who was attended to in a family health clinic. The patienthad genital lesions and lower abdominal pain, and was diagnosed with syphilis and acute pelvicinflammatory disease. Our aim is to share this experience, which occurred in a basic health unit.

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Published

2015-07-08

How to Cite

VON GLEHN, M. de P.; SILVA, A. de M. G.; DOS REIS, L. J. B.; MACHADO, E. R. SECONDARY SYPHILIS AND ACUTE PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: A CASE REPORT. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 44, n. 2, p. 215–220, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v44i2.36652. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/36652. Acesso em: 18 sep. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 2 (2015)

Section

CASE REPORT

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