Sonographic appearance of a postpartum pyomyoma with gas production.
Pyomyoma or suppurative leiomyoma is a potentially fatal complication of uterine leiomyomas. It is a rare condition with only a small number of reported cases since the era of antibiotics, and the descriptions of its sonographic appearance has been limited. We present a case of a pyomyoma associated with gas production, including a brief review of the reported sonographic features.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and PET, Westmead Hospital, Darcy Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2145.
Quyen H
QH
Nguyen
Simon M
SM
Gruenewald
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007047:Hysterosalpingography / Q000379:methods; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology; D049590:Postpartum Period; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013492:Suppuration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013610:Tachycardia; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D005740:Gases