title: Spontaneously perforated pyometra. A differential diagnosis in acute abdomen.
abstract: Spontaneously perforated pyometra is rare, but the condition must be born in mind in women with acute abdomen. Two cases are reported, one resembling perforated peptic ulcer, the other was mistaken for acute appendicitis.
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis; D013492:Suppuration / Q000175:diagnosis; D014595:Uterine Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis*