Fibroid degeneration in a postmenopausal woman presenting as an acute abdomen

Uterine fibroid, one of the most common tumors in women, is estrogen dependent, which commonly regresses after menopause. Fibroid degeneration after menopause, therefore, is rare. Here the authors report a case of 56-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain, low grade fe...

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Published in:Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 2015-01, Vol.5 (1), p.25917-2
Main Authors: Shrestha, Rajesh, Khanal, Raju, Aryal, Madan Raj, Pathak, Ranjan, Karmacharya, Paras, Naqi, Muniba, Murukutla, Srujitha, Bhatt, Vijaya Raj, Gottesman, Aaron
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
acute abdomen
Case Report
degeneration
Fibroids
Hysterectomy
post-menopause
uterine fibroid
Women
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Summary:Uterine fibroid, one of the most common tumors in women, is estrogen dependent, which commonly regresses after menopause. Fibroid degeneration after menopause, therefore, is rare. Here the authors report a case of 56-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain, low grade fever, and leukocytosis as a result of fibroid degeneration.
ISSN:2000-9666
2000-9666
DOI:10.3402/jchimp.v5.25917