Submucous Uterine Fibroid Mimicking Ruptured Ectopic Gestation:
A Case Report
Published: July 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4580
Rosemary N Ogu, Cosmos E Enyindah, Ngozi C Orazulike, Anthony OU OKPANI
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
2. Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
4. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Correspondence
Dr. Rosemary N Ogu,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Phone: +234 803 3129937, E-mail: dr.ogurosemary@yahoo.com
Ectopic pregnancy is the greatest mimic in gynaecology. Ruptured ectopic gestation usually presents with syncope and severe anaemia. We report the clinical dilemma exposed by the management of a 22-year-old student who presented with syncope and severe anaemia due to a small solitary submucous uterine fibroid.
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