Saima Gilani.
Syndromic management of pelvic inflammatory disease.
J Med Sci Jan ;18(1):8-10.

Objective: To know the efficacy of Syndromic approach in the management of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in our setup. Material and Methods: The study was conducted on 150 patients both in private hospital and department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. Patients with signs and symptoms of mild to moderate Pelvic Inflammatory Disease were included in this study. Diagnosis and treatment were done in a single visit according to the WHO criteria. These patients were reevaluated after 1 week for improvement. Results: Patients were aged from 20-50 years. Most of the patients presented with multiple symptoms relating to the female reproductive tract. On examination multiple signs were present. Out patient management was given to all patients while 97(65%) patients returned for evaluation after one week of completion of therapy, 94(96%) patients showed improvement on examination. Conclusion: The syndromic approach to management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) and theircomplications provides an effective method of diagnosis and treatment without delay.

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