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Übersetzung für 'oophoritis' von Englisch nach Deutsch

oophoritis

Eierstockentzündung {f}med.

Oophoritis {f}med.

Ovarialentzündung {f}med.

• Oophoritis {f} = oophoritis

• The term "adnexitis" is sometimes used to describe an inflammation of the uterine appendages (adnexa). In this context, it replaces the terms oophoritis and salpingitis.
• In those cases where POI is associated with adrenal autoimmunity, histological examination almost always confirms the presence of an autoimmune oophoritis in which follicles are infiltrated by lymphocytes, plasma cells, and macrophages that attack mainly steroid-producing cells and eventually result in follicular depletion.
• It may develop in response to infection. Oophoritis is typically caused by a bacterial infection, and may result from chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
• It is often included in the umbrella term of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), along with endometritis, oophoritis, myometritis, parametritis, and peritonitis.
• With extreme rarity, infertility and premature menopause have occurred as a result of mumps oophoritis.

• The underlying cause of autoimmune oophoritis is yet unknown.