title: Vaginal bleeding secondary to an aborting uterine leiomyoma.
abstract: The authors present the case of a young woman who presented to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding and an "aborting" uterine leiomyoma. Although well described in the gynecologic literature, this phenomenon is not commonly seen in the emergency department, nor is it well described in the emergency medicine literature. The case highlights the importance of a thorough pelvic examination in all women presenting with a complaint of vaginal bleeding, and in addition it describes an atypical presentation for uterine leiomyomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Queens, NY 11432.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birrer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery