Endometritis Related to Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

  1. DIETER W. GUMP, M.D.;
  2. SHERRY DICKSTEIN, M.D.; and
  3. MARK GIBSON, M.D.
  1. Burlington, Vermont

    Abstract

    A 23-year-old woman had endometritis due to Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Chlamydia trachomatis was cultured from endometrial tissue obtained by biopsy, and elevated levels of serum antibodies, including IgM antibodies, to C. trachomatis were found. Cervical secretions were also positive for antibody. After treatment with tetracycline, endometrial cultures for C. trachomatis were negative and endometrial inflammation disappeared. Chlamydia trachomatis has been implicated in salpingitis, cervicitis, urethritis, and peritonitis. This case shows that endometritis may also result from C. trachomatis infection and in such instances may be a contributing factor in infertility.

    Article and Author Information

    • ▸From the Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecolocy, University of Vermont College of Medicine; Burlington, Vermont.

    • Grant support: by grant HD 11441 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

    • ▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to Dieter W. Gump, M.D.; University of Vermont College of Medicine; Burlington, VT 05405.

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    1. Ann Intern Med July 1, 1981 vol. 95 no. 1 61-63
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