Pyometra, an Unusual Case of Acute Abdomen

A 49-year-old female six days post-endometrial biopsy presented to the emergency department with constant severe suprapubic abdominal pain, fevers and myalgia. A contrasted computed tomography noted an intrauterine fluid collection and a final diagnosis of pyometra was made in the operating room fol...

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Autores principales: Nielsen, Kyle E., Medeck, Sarah A., Brillhart, Dan B., Mayclin, Kasey J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6075499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083642
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.5.38221
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author Nielsen, Kyle E.
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description A 49-year-old female six days post-endometrial biopsy presented to the emergency department with constant severe suprapubic abdominal pain, fevers and myalgia. A contrasted computed tomography noted an intrauterine fluid collection and a final diagnosis of pyometra was made in the operating room following total hysterectomy. Pyometra is an exceptionally rare clinical condition with significant mortality.
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spelling pubmed-60754992018-08-06 Pyometra, an Unusual Case of Acute Abdomen Nielsen, Kyle E. Medeck, Sarah A. Brillhart, Dan B. Mayclin, Kasey J. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report A 49-year-old female six days post-endometrial biopsy presented to the emergency department with constant severe suprapubic abdominal pain, fevers and myalgia. A contrasted computed tomography noted an intrauterine fluid collection and a final diagnosis of pyometra was made in the operating room following total hysterectomy. Pyometra is an exceptionally rare clinical condition with significant mortality. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6075499/ /pubmed/30083642 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.5.38221 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Nielsen et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6075499/
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