title: Concurrent puerperal hysterectomy with Ascaris lumbricoides infestation: coincidence or consequence?
abstract: The most common etiology of postpartum hemorrhage is uterine atony, although hematologic disorders may be present. A 36-year-old nulliparous woman underwent puerperal hysterectomy caused by uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage. One day after discharge, she vomited in the emergency room a 24-cm long Ascaris lumbricoides. Infestation during gestation may cause hematologic disorders that could complicate pregnancy outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Cristina University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. ignaciozapardiel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zapardiel
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peiretti
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Godoy-Tundidor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications*; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic