Endometritis Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Michel E Rivlin, MD; Chief Editor: Michel E Rivlin, MD   more...
 
Updated: Jun 14, 2011
 
 

Diagnostic Considerations

Because of the physiologic changes associated with pregnancy, the presence of an elevated leukocyte count or neutrophil count does not indicate endometritis. Therefore, clinical findings are more reliable than laboratory findings in diagnosing postpartum endometritis.

Other problems to be considered in patients with possible endometritis include the following:

  • Pyelonephritis
  • Viral syndrome
  • Pelvic thrombophlebitis
  • Chorioamnionitis

Differential Diagnoses

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Contributor Information and Disclosures
Author

Michel E Rivlin, MD  Professor, Coordinator of Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Michel E Rivlin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Elizabeth Alderman, MD  Director of Fellowship Training Program, Director, Adolescent Ambulatory Service, Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Elizabeth Alderman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, and Society for Adolescent Medicine

Disclosure: Merck Honoraria Speaking and teaching

Latha Chandran, MBBS, MD, MPH  Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, New York

Latha Chandran, MBBS, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Joseph A Puccio, MD, FAAP  Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Joseph A Puccio, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and Society for Adolescent Medicine

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Gema T Simmons, MD  Consulting Staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alegent Health

Gema T Simmons, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Specialty Editor Board

Anthony Charles Sciscione, DO  Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine; Director, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Christiana Care Health System; Director, Delaware Center for Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Anthony Charles Sciscione, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American Medical Association

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD  Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH  Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy St Vincent Medical Center

Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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Andrea L Zuckerman, MD  Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine; Division Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center

Andrea L Zuckerman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, and Society for Adolescent Medicine

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Chief Editor

Michel E Rivlin, MD  Professor, Coordinator of Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Michel E Rivlin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

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