Large pyometra mimicking the distended bladder in a postmenopausal female patient
- Author:
So Eun KIM
1
;
Jae Chol YOON
;
Tae Oh JEONG
;
Young Ho JIN
;
Jae Back LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University and Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2021;32(6):716-719
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pyometra is a rare clinical entity, leading to life-threatening complications, such as perforation of the uterus and peritonitis, when the diagnosis is delayed. Emergency department physicians should take into consideration whether older women have a fever and abdominal pain. Early surgical drainage and the diagnosis of pyometra should be confirmed. An 89-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department because of fever and general fatigue. We reported a clinical case of a postmenopausal woman with a large pyometra, which was misdiagnosed as a distended bladder filled with urine.
