title: Pyocolpos in an elderly woman.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pyocolpos, an uncommon accumulation of pus in the vagina, has not been previously reported in an elderly woman.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 76-year-old woman was hospitalised with post-menopausal bleeding and fever. Pelvic examination revealed an obstructed vagina. A gadolinium MRI showed pyocolpos. After surgical drainage, the patient rapidly recovered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pyocolpos in elderly woman may appear spontaneously without any history of gynaecologic cancer or trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Erasme Hospital, Belgium. frederic.buxant@ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buxant
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spinato
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coppens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005051:Eubacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013492:Suppuration; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium