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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar 31:2014:bcr2014204211.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-204211.

Couvelaire uterus

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Couvelaire uterus

Manju Rathi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
(A,B) The dark purple and copper colour patches with ecchymosis and indurations diagnostic of Couvelaire uterus or uteroplacental apoplexy. Haemorrhagic infiltration in the lateral portions of the uterus is also seen.

References

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    1. Habek D, Selthofer R, Kulas T. Uteroplacental apoplexy (Couvelaire syndrome). Wien Klin Wochenschr 2008;120:88. - PubMed
    1. Hubbard JL, Hosmer SB. Couvelaire uterus. J Am Osteopath Assoc 1997;97:536–7 - PubMed

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