Induction of ovulation causing recurrent bloody ascites in a woman with endometriosis.
Massive ascites associated with endometriosis is uncommon. Recurrent episodes of bloody ascites as a result of endometriosis occurred in a woman with familial Mediterranean fever, who underwent therapy for induction of ovulation. Ovulatory agents may provoke accumulation of ascites in patients with endometriosis.
Feigin
R D
RD
Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Glikson
M
M
Gur
H
H
Galun
E
E
Younis
J F
JF
Beyth
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D001769:Blood; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications*; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012008:Recurrence