Abstract
Background: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an inflammatory condition of the upper female genital tract. Chronic PID include both residue of acute and subacute attack of infection. Generally shortwave diathermy (SWD) is used to decrease pain and edema, thus improves the inflammatory reaction and accelerates the healing of the chronically inflamed tissues. Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of shortwave diathermy in the management of chronic PID. Materials and methods: 80 patients with chronic PID for more than 6 months diagnosed by thorough history, clinical examination and cervical swabs. Patients were divided into two groups: First group (group 1): patients received both medical treatment and shortwave diathermy. Second group (group 2): patients received only medical treatment. Results There was a statistically highly significant improvement of clinical and laboratory manifestations in the first group of patients compared to the baseline and compared to the second group. Conclusion shortwave diathermy has a fair therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of chronic PID.
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