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												Acute Gynaecological Abdomen Secondary to Pyomyoma: A Case Report 						
Author(s): Adeoye  TO, Abdul  MA, Bawa  US, Madugu  N, Ayanwuyi  S and Umaru Sule  HAdeoye  TO, Abdul  MA, Bawa  US, Madugu  N, Ayanwuyi  S and Umaru Sule  H             
						
												
				 Pyomyoma is a fatal complication of leiomyoma with a high morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis is usually difficult because of its insidious presentation, lack of clinical localizing findings and reported imaging. This report documents a case of ruptured pyomyoma following an abortal process causing peritonitis. Intravenous antibiotics were administered and the infected myoma was removed surgically without recourse to hysterectomy. There should be a high index of suspicion of pyomyoma particularly in septic patients with leiomyoma and those with a risk of uterine infection.
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												DOI:
												 10.4172/2165-7920.1000595 
																	  
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