An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features
Pyomyoma is an unusual complication of leiomyoma, occurring most commonly in the postpartum, postabortal, and post-menopausal periods. It develops due to infection in necrotic foci within leiomyoma, which is more common during pregnancy due to rapid growth, and in postmenopausal women due to vascula...
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doaj-a67da6a9bd3044e8a1795873b9506d472020-11-24T23:29:02ZengOman Medical Specialty BoardOman Medical Journal1999-768X2070-52042017-01-01321737610.5001/omj.2017.14An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging FeaturesRashmi Bagga0Rakhi Rai1Jasvinder Kalra2Pradip K Saha3Tulika Singh4Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaObstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaObstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaObstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaRadiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaPyomyoma is an unusual complication of leiomyoma, occurring most commonly in the postpartum, postabortal, and post-menopausal periods. It develops due to infection in necrotic foci within leiomyoma, which is more common during pregnancy due to rapid growth, and in postmenopausal women due to vascular insufficiency. Other contributing factors are curettage, gynecological surgery, cervical stenosis, immunodeficiency, and recently, uterine artery embolization. It presents with a typical triad of sepsis, leiomyoma, and absence of any apparent source of infection. We report a case of persistent postabortal fever in a 26-year-old female due to a pyomyoma, which resolved after a myomectomy. Pyomyoma may become life threatening in the event of intraperitoneal rupture resulting in pyoperitoneum and septic shock. Hence, gynecologists should consider this diagnosis in women with a leiomyoma and sepsis in the absence of any apparent source of infection.http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=1865LeiomyomaFeverPostabortionPostpartumCT Scan |
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Rashmi Bagga Rakhi Rai Jasvinder Kalra Pradip K Saha Tulika Singh An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features Oman Medical Journal Leiomyoma Fever Postabortion Postpartum CT Scan |
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An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features |
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An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features |
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An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features |
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An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features |
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An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features |
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unusual cause of postabortal fever requiring prompt surgical intervention: a pyomyoma and its imaging features |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board |
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Oman Medical Journal |
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Pyomyoma is an unusual complication of leiomyoma, occurring most commonly in the postpartum, postabortal, and post-menopausal periods. It develops due to infection in necrotic foci within leiomyoma, which is more common during pregnancy due to rapid growth, and in postmenopausal women due to vascular insufficiency. Other contributing factors are curettage, gynecological surgery, cervical stenosis, immunodeficiency, and recently, uterine artery embolization. It presents with a typical triad of sepsis, leiomyoma, and absence of any apparent source of infection. We report a case of persistent postabortal fever in a 26-year-old female due to a pyomyoma, which resolved after a myomectomy. Pyomyoma may become life threatening in the event of intraperitoneal rupture resulting in pyoperitoneum and septic shock. Hence, gynecologists should consider this diagnosis in women with a leiomyoma and sepsis in the absence of any apparent source of infection. |
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Leiomyoma Fever Postabortion Postpartum CT Scan |
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