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An Unusual Cause of Postabortal Fever Requiring Prompt Surgical Intervention: A Pyomyoma and its Imaging Features
Pyomyoma is an unusual complication of leiomyoma, occurring most commonly in the postpartum, postabortal, and post-menopausal periods. It develops due to infection in necrotic foci within leiomyoma, which is more common during pregnancy due to rapid growth, and in postmenopausal women due to vascular insufficiency. Oth …