Chorioamnionitis physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Adnan Ezici, M.D[2]

Common physical examination findings of chorioamnionitis include fever, abdominal pain, uterine tenderness, tachycardia, and foul-smelling vaginal discharge.

• Fever (> 100.4 F)^[1]
• Maternal tachycardia (> 100 bpm per minute)

• Skin examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.

• Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.

• Neck examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.

• Pulmonary examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.

• Cardiovascular examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.

• Abdominal pain^[2]

• Back examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.

• Uterine tenderness^[2]
• Foul-smelling vaginal discharge

• Extremities examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.

• Neuromuscular examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.

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