Chlamydia infection natural history, complications and prognosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maliha Shakil, M.D. [2]
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Overview
If left untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in women and epididymitis and orchitis in males, which in rare cases can lead to sterility.[1][2]
Natural History
If left untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in women and epididymitis and orchitis in males, which in rare cases can lead to sterility.[1][2]
Complications
Complications of chlamydia infection in women include:[1][3][4]
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Infertility
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Reactive arthritis
- Increased risk for acquiring HIV
Complications of chlamydia in pregnant patients include:[5]
- Pre-term labor
- Intrauterine growth retardation
- Transmission of infection to newborn
- Postpartum endometritis
Complications of chlamydia infection in males may include:[2][3][4]
- Epididymitis
- Orchitis
- Sterility
- Proctitis
- Reactive arthritis
- Increased risk for acquiring HIV
Prognosis
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chlamydia trachomatis. Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_trachomatis. Accessed on December 22, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mishori R, McClaskey EL, WinklerPrins VJ (2012). "Chlamydia trachomatis infections: screening, diagnosis, and management". Am Fam Physician. 86 (12): 1127–32. PMID 23316985.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed). CDC.http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm. Accessed on January 6th, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hocking JS, Vodstrcil LA, Huston WM, Timms P, Chen MY, Worthington K; et al. (2013). "A cohort study of Chlamydia trachomatis treatment failure in women: a study protocol". BMC Infect Dis. 13: 379. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-13-379. PMC 3751832. PMID 23957327.
- ↑ Allaire A, Nathan L, Martens MG (1995). "Chlamydia trachomatis: management in pregnancy". Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 3 (2): 82–8. doi:10.1155/S1064744995000378. PMC 2364418. PMID 18476026.