A chlamydial genital infection can result in all of the following EXCEPT
A. Lower abdominal pain.B. Infertility
C. Epididymitis
D. Arthritis
Ans.
D. Joint
involvement is not a characteristic of chlamydial infection, although it is a
possible outcome of gonorrhea. Chlamydia I infection may spread to cause lower
abdominal pain, infertility, epididymitis, and right shoulder pain. Lower abdominal
pain is the result of a pelvic infection; infertility is caused by scarring of
the fallopian tubes from infection; epididymitis may result from an untreated
chlamydial urethritis; and right shoulder pain is caused by irritation of the
phrenic nerve from perihepatitis as a result of infection.
