Sepsis in Second Trimester of Pregnancy due to an Infected Myoma

• Published in: Fetal diagnosis and therapy Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 245 - 247
• Main Authors: Grüne, Barbara, Zikulnig, Elisa, Gembruch, Ulrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 01.07.2001
• Subjects: Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pregnancy; Klebsiella; Sepsis; Myoma; Pyomyoma; Ultrasound

Considering the high incidence of uterine myomata in women in reproductive age, myomata are only found in 2% of all pregnancies. Although they frequently lead to complications in pregnancy, cases of pyomyomata during pregnancy are rarely reported. A 44-year-old gravida 1 in her 26th week of gestatio...