Sonographic appearance of a postpartum pyomyoma with gas production

J Clin Ultrasound. 2008 Mar-Apr;36(3):186-8. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20401.

Abstract

Pyomyoma or suppurative leiomyoma is a potentially fatal complication of uterine leiomyomas. It is a rare condition with only a small number of reported cases since the era of antibiotics, and the descriptions of its sonographic appearance has been limited. We present a case of a pyomyoma associated with gas production, including a brief review of the reported sonographic features.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Blood Pressure
  • Contrast Media / administration & dosage
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Fever / drug therapy
  • Fever / etiology
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gases
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Hysterosalpingography / methods
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyoma / microbiology
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology
  • Postpartum Period*
  • Rare Diseases
  • Suppuration / diagnosis
  • Suppuration / drug therapy
  • Suppuration / microbiology
  • Tachycardia
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / microbiology
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery
  • Uterus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterus / pathology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Contrast Media
  • Gases