A 25-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with a sudden fever of 38.3° C and abdominal pain.Upon examination,the nurse notices that she has rigid,boardlike lower abdominal musculature.When the nurse tries to perform a vaginal examination,the patient has severe pain when the uterus and cervix are moved.The nurse knows that these signs and symptoms are suggestive of:

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These signs and symptoms are suggestive of acute pelvic inflammatory disease,also known as acute salpingitis (see Table 26-7).(For the descriptions of endometriosis and uterine fibroids,see Table 26-6; for a description of ectopic pregnancy,see Table 26-7.)

A 25-Year-Old Woman Comes to the Emergency Department with a Sudden