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Pyomyoma: Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review of 75 Cases Since 1945

[ ISSN : 2473-0688 ]

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Received: 18-Jul-2017

Accepted: 26-Jul-2017

Published: 31-Jul-2017

Case Report | Volume 3 - Issue 4 | Article DOI :

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Obteene Azimi-Ghomi¹ and Jeremy Gradon²*

¹ University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sinai Baltimore Hospital, USA
² Sinai Baltimore Hospital, USA

Corresponding Author:

Obteene Azimi-Ghomi, University of Medicine and Health Sciences-St. Kitts, Bassetterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sinai Baltimore Hospital, 2401 W. Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215, Sinai Baltimore Hospital, USA, Tel: 703-725-0266; Email(s): oghomi@ umhs-sk.net or obteene.azimi@gmail. com

Keywords

Pyomyoma; Leiomyoma; Hemorrhage

Abstract

Pyomyoma is a rare and potentially fatal suppurative complication of leiomyoma, with less than 100 known cases reported since it was first described in literature in 1871. A case is described of the presentation, management, and outcome of a patient who developed a pyomyoma following a septic abortion and uterine instrumentation. We then perform an extensive literature review encompassing 75 known reported cases of pyomyoma since 1945, analyzing 10 different factors, including patient age, pregnancy and menopausal status, clinical presentation, known etiological causes, isolated causative organisms, blood culture results, presence of leukocytosis, treatment implemented, and patient survival. This review will help to further expound on and characterize pyomyomas, allowing for better understanding of the condition and improved clinical assessment and patient management in the future

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Azimi-Ghomi O and Gradon J. Pyomyoma: Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review of 75 Cases Since 1945. SM J Case Rep. 2017; 3(4): 1054.