Placenta Accreta in a COVID-19 positive patient

  1. C. Ferrara Coppola
  2. I. Guereñu Panero
  3. J.J. Domínguez Cañete
  4. V. Yuste del Pozo
  5. F. Rueda Correa
  6. M.A. Sáez García
Journal:
Sanidad militar: revista de sanidad de las Fuerzas Armadas de España

ISSN: 1887-8571

Year of publication: 2022

Volume: 78

Issue: 3

Pages: 180-181

Type: Article

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Abstract

Placenta accreta spectrum is a state of abnormal attachment of the placenta to the myometrium, resulting in hemorrhage and delayed or impossible delivery of the placenta. It`s an infrequent pathology, and this condition can be life-threatening. We present an interesting case of a 41-year-old female with COVID-19 that attends the emergency room due to scanty vaginal bleeding at 14 days postpartum. A hemostatic hysterectomy was performed, and the diagnosis of placenta accreta was made.

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