A Need for Standardization of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Pilot Study in an Outpatient Clinic in Quito, Ecuador

Table 1

Clinical manifestations and physical examination findings registered in absolute and relative quantities.

Clinical manifestations			Physical examination findings
		%			%
Pelvic pain	72	39	Cervical motion tenderness	51	27
Vaginal discharge	87	47	Adnexal tenderness	18	10
Abdominal pain	28	15	Leucorrhea	88	47
Dyspareunia	25	13	Uterine tenderness	31	17
Amenorrhea	3	2	Cervical ulcer	5	3
Abnormal genital bleeding	14	8	Cervical inflammation	9	5
Urinary symptoms	18	10	Inguinal lymphadenopathy	2	1
Vaginal itching	21	11	Urinary findings	30	16
Recent genital instrumentation	2	1	Lower abdominal tenderness	65	35
Genital foreign body	1	1	Other abdominal tenderness	16	9
Other symptoms	36	19	Other physical findings	28	15