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| Micrograph of acute and chronic salpingitis. H&E stain. | |
| Specialty | Gynecology |
Salpingitis is an infection causing inflammation in the fallopian tubes (also called salpinges). It is often included in the umbrella term of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), along with endometritis, oophoritis, myometritis, parametritis, and peritonitis.[1][2]
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- ^ Salpingitis at eMedicine