Table 2 Pyomyoma during pregnancy or in postpartum period
Author and year | Onset of symptoms | Underlying condition | Surgical intervention | Pathogen | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dubois [9] | 3Â weeks postpartum | - | vaginal expulsion of pyomyoma | N/A | N/A |
Ruch [10] | 5 month pregnancy/1 day postpartum | - | total abdominal hysterectomy + appendectomy | Gram positive cocci | N/A |
Wong [11] | 3 days post-abortion | 18 weeks IUD associated spontaneous abortion | total abdominal hysterectomy + left salpingectomy | Staphylococcus aureus + Serratia marcescens | N/A |
Prichard [12] | 9 weeks post-abortion (spontaneous) | - | total abdominal hysterectomy + bilateral salpingectomy | Streptococcus milleri | N/A |
Tobias [13] | 10 weeks post-abortion | uterine fibroids, 15 weeks elective abortion | total abdominal hysterectomy + bilateral salpingectomy | Enterococcus faecalis | S |
Prahlow [14] | 12 weeks pregnancy | intravenous drug abuse | total abdominal hysterectomy + bilateral salpingectomy + partial omentectomy | Staphylococcus aureus | N/A |
Grüne [15] | 25 weeks pregnancy | - | cesarean section + myomectomy | Klebsiella pneumoniae | S |
Lin [16] | 6 days postpartum | uterine fibroids, preterm premature rupture of membranes, surgical site infection (cesarean section) | total abdominal hysterectomy | Escherichia coli + Candida parapsilosis | S |
Karcaaltincaba [17] | 7Â days post-abortion (spontaneous) | - | myomectomy | Peptostreptococcus tetradus | S |
Mason [1] | 21Â days postpartum | manual removal of adherent placenta after full term vaginal delivery | myomectomy | no growth | S |
Nguyen [18] | 3Â weeks postpartum | 41Â weeks cesarean section delivery, severe chorioamnionitis | total abdominal hysterectomy | Escherichia coli | S |
Laubach [19] | 18 hours post- abortion (spontaneous) | - | vaginal expulsion of pyomyoma + computed tomography- uided drainage | Escherichia coli | S |
Laubach [19] | postpartum period | 33 weeks cesarean section delivery, preterm premature rupture of membranes, chorioamnionitis | computed tomography-guided drainage | Escherichia coli + Candida albicans + Candida dubliniensis | S |
Laubach [19] | N/A | 29 weeks cesarean section delivery, preterm premature rupture of membranes, surgical site infection | computed tomography-guided drainage + subtotal abdominal hysterectomy | Enterococcus faecalis + Streptococcus spp. | S |
Shaaban [20] | 8Â weeks postpartum | cesarean section | myomectomy | Staphylococcus lugdunensis | S |
Kobayashi [2] | 20Â weeks pregnancy | - | myomectomy (21Â weeks of gestation) | Anaerobic Gram-negative rods | S |
Present case, 2013 | 30Â days postpartum | uterine fibroids | myomectomy | Sphingomonas paucimobilis | S |