Engelsbel S, Swartjes J M, Schutte M F
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1995 Sep;62(1):125-6. doi: 10.1016/0301-2115(95)02098-r.
A patient was presented suffering from severe pelvic pain several weeks after delivery. Symptoms pointed in the direction of a peripartum pelvic pain syndrome. One week after admission, the clinical course deteriorated. An infective endocarditis complicated by pyogenic sacro-iliitis was diagnosed.