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Ectopic Cervical Deciduosis: A Rare Cause of Antepartum Hemorrhage in Mid Trimester

Decidual change is a key process required by the uterus to make itself ready for implantation. Presence of ectopic decidual tissue outside the uterine cavity is known as deciduosis. The clinical presentation can vary from being totally asymptomatic and subtle to presenting in the form of life-threat...

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Autores principales: Mangla, Mishu, Nautiyal, Ruchira, Shirazi, Nadia, Pati, Banishree
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Eurasian Journal of Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8184035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34177301
http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/eurasianjmed.2021.20163
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Sumario:Decidual change is a key process required by the uterus to make itself ready for implantation. Presence of ectopic decidual tissue outside the uterine cavity is known as deciduosis. The clinical presentation can vary from being totally asymptomatic and subtle to presenting in the form of life-threatening emergencies like hemoperitoneum, recurrent pneumothorax, or even bowel perforation. Here, we present a case of ectopic deciduosis of cervix presenting in the form of severe life-threatening antepartum hemorrhage in second trimester of pregnancy.