Case Report

Tuba-ovarian abscess in a sexually inactive teenager with Down syndrome: Case report and brief review of literature

Volume: 2 Number: 3 September 1, 2018
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Tuba-ovarian abscess in a sexually inactive teenager with Down syndrome: Case report and brief review of literature

Abstract

Tuba-ovarian abscess, a complication of pelvic inflammatory disease commonly seen in sexually active women, is very rarely encountered in sexually inactive ones. It commonly presents with non-specific symptoms like abdominal pain and fever and/or less commonly with vaginal discharge so it may be challenging for the emergency physician to make the diagnosis promptly. Point-of-care ultrasound may help physician to rapidly diagnose or exclude tubal ovarian abscess. It can be treated medically (with broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy) or surgically (by drainage or removal of the lesion). If pelvic inflammatory disease and tubal ovarian abscess are not included in the differential diagnosis of patients admitted to emergency department due to abdominal pain because the patient is not sexually active, the patient may suffer from some serious complications due to delayed diagnosis. Emergency physicians should be vigilant due to the possibility of sexual abuse while treating a sexually inactive patient with tubal ovarian abscess. The first case of tubal ovarian abscess, thought to be related to poor personal hygiene, in a child with Down syndrome was presented together with a short review of the literature.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

September 1, 2018

Submission Date

April 21, 2018

Acceptance Date

May 31, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 2 Number: 3

APA
Temizkan, R. C., Engin, M. M. N., Güneş, H., Kılıçaslan, Ö., Aslantaş, M., Kaya, M., & Kocabay, K. (2018). Tuba-ovarian abscess in a sexually inactive teenager with Down syndrome: Case report and brief review of literature. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 2(3), 364-366. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.417557
AMA
1.Temizkan RC, Engin MMN, Güneş H, et al. Tuba-ovarian abscess in a sexually inactive teenager with Down syndrome: Case report and brief review of literature. J Surg Med. 2018;2(3):364-366. doi:10.28982/josam.417557
Chicago
Temizkan, Ramazan Cahit, Muhammet Mesut Nezir Engin, Harun Güneş, et al. 2018. “Tuba-Ovarian Abscess in a Sexually Inactive Teenager With Down Syndrome: Case Report and Brief Review of Literature”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 2 (3): 364-66. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.417557.
EndNote
Temizkan RC, Engin MMN, Güneş H, Kılıçaslan Ö, Aslantaş M, Kaya M, Kocabay K (September 1, 2018) Tuba-ovarian abscess in a sexually inactive teenager with Down syndrome: Case report and brief review of literature. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 2 3 364–366.
IEEE
[1]R. C. Temizkan et al., “Tuba-ovarian abscess in a sexually inactive teenager with Down syndrome: Case report and brief review of literature”, J Surg Med, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 364–366, Sept. 2018, doi: 10.28982/josam.417557.
ISNAD
Temizkan, Ramazan Cahit - Engin, Muhammet Mesut Nezir - Güneş, Harun - Kılıçaslan, Önder - Aslantaş, Merve - Kaya, Murat - Kocabay, Kenan. “Tuba-Ovarian Abscess in a Sexually Inactive Teenager With Down Syndrome: Case Report and Brief Review of Literature”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 2/3 (September 1, 2018): 364-366. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.417557.
JAMA
1.Temizkan RC, Engin MMN, Güneş H, Kılıçaslan Ö, Aslantaş M, Kaya M, Kocabay K. Tuba-ovarian abscess in a sexually inactive teenager with Down syndrome: Case report and brief review of literature. J Surg Med. 2018;2:364–366.
MLA
Temizkan, Ramazan Cahit, et al. “Tuba-Ovarian Abscess in a Sexually Inactive Teenager With Down Syndrome: Case Report and Brief Review of Literature”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, vol. 2, no. 3, Sept. 2018, pp. 364-6, doi:10.28982/josam.417557.
Vancouver
1.Ramazan Cahit Temizkan, Muhammet Mesut Nezir Engin, Harun Güneş, Önder Kılıçaslan, Merve Aslantaş, Murat Kaya, Kenan Kocabay. Tuba-ovarian abscess in a sexually inactive teenager with Down syndrome: Case report and brief review of literature. J Surg Med. 2018 Sep. 1;2(3):364-6. doi:10.28982/josam.417557