Abstract
A 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with fevers, nausea, chills, and non-specific bilateral lower quadrant abdominal pain. A pregnancy test was negative. Computed tomography demonstrated moderate left hydronephrosis secondary to tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA). The abscess was so large it distorted local anatomy and compressed the ureters. She was prescribed merepenem and admitted for care by obstetrics/gynecology.
Highlights
A 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with fevers, nausea, chills, and non-specific bilateral lower quadrant abdominal pain
CASE PRESENTATION A 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with bilateral lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever, nausea, chills, and body aches
The abscess was so large that it distorted local anatomy and compressed the ureters, causing hydronephrosis
Summary
Journal Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 4(1) Fite, MD* Jennifer Fitzgerald, BS* Quinn Kistenfeger, BS† A 27-year-old female presented to the emergency department with fevers, nausea, chills, and non-specific bilateral lower quadrant abdominal pain.
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