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{{Short description|Inflammation of the ovaries}}
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'''Oophoritis''' is an [[inflammation]] of the [[ovaries]].
It is often seen in combination with [[salpingitis]] (inflammation of the [[fallopian tubes]]).{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} It may develop in response to infection.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Muenchhoff |first1=Maximilian |last2=Goulder |first2=Philip J. R. |title=Sex Differences in Pediatric Infectious Diseases |journal=The Journal of Infectious Diseases |date=2014 |volume=209 |pages=S120–S126 |doi=10.1093/infdis/jiu232 |jstor=43708051 |pmid=24966192 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43708051 |access-date=5 November 2022 |issn=0022-1899|pmc=4072001 }}</ref> Oophoritis is typically caused by a bacterial infection, and may result from chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). This form differs from autoimmune oophoritis, a disorder caused by a malfunction of the immune system.{{citation needed|date= July 2023}}
==See also==
* [[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
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== External links ==
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| ICD10 = {{ICD10|N|70||n|70}}
| ICD9 = {{ICD9|614.0}}-{{ICD9|614.2}}
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| eMedicineTopic = 1672
| DiseasesDB = 9748
| MeshID = D009869
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{{Diseases of the pelvis, genitals and breasts}}
[[Category:Inflammations]]
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