Suspected illegal abortion and unsafe abortion leading to uterine rupture and incomplete abortion: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unsafe abortions are more prevalent in developing countries and countries with restrictive abortion laws, and can lead to significant maternal mortality. Usually, the presentation includes abdominal pain, fever and vaginal bleeding.

Case presentation

We reported the case of a female in her twenties in her second trimester of pregnancy following unsafe abortion. The patient had abdominal pain, and laboratory investigations revealed anemia and leucocytosis. The patient opted for abortion as the foetus was identified as female by a service provider. Due to unsafe and illegal abortion, the patient developed complications of incomplete abortion and uterine rupture. She was successfully managed by emergency laparotomy followed by repair of uterine rupture and symptoma

SUBMITTER: Anand A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793220 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature