title: Fibroid degeneration in a postmenopausal woman presenting as an acute abdomen.
abstract: Uterine fibroid, one of the most common tumors in women, is estrogen dependent, which commonly regresses after menopause. Fibroid degeneration after menopause, therefore, is rare. Here the authors report a case of 56-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain, low grade fever, and leukocytosis as a result of fibroid degeneration.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA.
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Shrestha
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA; drraju34@gmail.com.
authors: Raju
authors: R
authors: Khanal
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
authors: Madan Raj
authors: MR
authors: Aryal
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
authors: Ranjan
authors: R
authors: Pathak
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, USA.
authors: Paras
authors: P
authors: Karmacharya
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Muniba
authors: M
authors: Naqi
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Srujitha
authors: S
authors: Murukutla
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Vijaya Raj
authors: VR
authors: Bhatt
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Aaron
authors: A
authors: Gottesman
keywords: acute abdomen; degeneration; post-menopause; uterine fibroid
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