A postpartum uterine dehiscence in a pregnant woman with brucellosis; A cases report
Abstract: A 26-year-old woman at 30 weeks of gestation referred due to PPROM. From second day after CS, the patients fever increased and Doppler sonography shows low fluid and hematoma in the uterus. Wound debridement conducted and during laparotomy the adhesions were released. The Wright-Coombs 2ME showed infection to brucellosis.
Key words: Uterine dehiscence, Fascia, Cesarean section, Brucellosis, Premature rupture
Clinical Importance :
Uterine fascia dehiscence in lower uterine segment incision is a rare but is a potentially dangerous for mothers. However, preterm deliveries due to PPROM and high uncontrolled fever after CS, are conditions that practitioners should considering the uterine dehiscence to their differential diagnoses. Nevertheless, the occurrence of dehiscence due to brucellosis infection is questionable and require more evaluation.