A 28-year-old woman recently treated as an outpatient for pelvic inflammatory disease presents with fever, leukocytosis, and deep rectal pain. In which space is this lesion? SELECT ONE.: (A) Supralevator space, (B) Perianal space, (C) Levator ani muscle, (D) Intermuscular space
Answer is A. Supralevator abscesses are relatively rare. Most patients have a pelvic inflammatory condition such as salpingitis, diverticulitis or Crohn's, or have had recent pelvic surgery.