A Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy Presenting with a Negative Urine Pregnancy Test

Case Rep Emerg Med. 2016:2016:7154713. doi: 10.1155/2016/7154713. Epub 2016 Sep 7.

Abstract

A negative urine pregnancy test in the emergency department traditionally excludes the diagnosis of pregnancy. We report a rare case of ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with a negative urine pregnancy test but with a serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) of 10 mIU/mL. The patient developed hemoperitoneum and required laparoscopy by Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/Gyn). This case highlights the fallibility of the urine pregnancy test in diagnosing early pregnancy.

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