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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 8;68(1):57-61.
doi: 10.5387/fms.2021-31. Epub 2022 Mar 19.

Tubo-ovarian abscess in a patient with cri du chat syndrome: A case report

Mimori Fujimori  1 , Hyo Kyozuka  1 , Misa Sugeno  1 , Toki Jin  1 , Fumihiro Ito  1 , Daisuke Suzuki  1 , Tsutomu Ishii  2 , Yasuhisa Nomura  1
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Tubo-ovarian abscess in a patient with cri du chat syndrome: A case report

Mimori Fujimori et al. Fukushima J Med Sci. .

Abstract

A tubo-ovarian abscess is an infection that occurs as a sequela of pelvic inflammatory disease. There is no reported association between a tubo-ovarian abscess and cri du chat syndrome in the medical literature. Herein, we report the case of a 44-year-old woman with cri du chat syndrome who was subsequently diagnosed with a tubo-ovarian abscess. After emergent laparotomy, simple total hysterectomy, and bilateral adnexectomy, the patient was discharged 13 days postoperatively without complications.

Keywords: cri du chat syndrome; prognosis; tubo-ovarian abscess.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Chromosome testing The short arm of chromosome 5 is missing (arrow).
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Contrast-enhanced CT image of the patient with cri du chat syndrome and TOA A thick-walled mass with fold-like boundaries and an enlarged fallopian tube are observed on the right side of the uterus; a multilocular cystic structure is also observed in the ovary. A TOA can be observed in the right adnexa (arrow). CT, computed tomography; TOA, tubo-ovarian abscess
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Intraoperative images of the laparotomy procedure a) Right TOA (arrow) b) “Blueberry spot” due to endometriosis scattered in the abdominal cavity (blue circles) TOA, tubo-ovarian abscess
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