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Chorioamnionitis and appendiceal abscess. A case report
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
A rare case occurred of chorioamnionitis complicating a smoldering periappendiceal abscess. Neonatal death and maternal morbidity occurred. Direct spread of infection from the abscess to the fetal membranes is hypothesized.
Insights
A rare case of chorioamnionitis complicated a periappendiceal abscess, leading to neonatal death and maternal morbidity. Direct infection spread from the abscess to fetal membranes is suspected.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Infectious Diseases
- Perinatal Medicine
Background:
- Chorioamnionitis is an infection of the fetal membranes and amniotic fluid.
- Periappendiceal abscesses are collections of pus near the appendix.
- Complications linking these two conditions are exceedingly rare.