Author/Authors :
Senthilkumaran, Subramanian Department of Emergency and Critical Care - Be Well Hospitals - Erode - Tamil Nadu, India , Jena, Narendra Nath Department of Emergency Medicine - Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre - Madurai - Tamil Nadu, India , Jayaraman, Srinivasan Department of Emergency Medicine - SRM Institutes for Medical Science - Chennai - Tamil Nadu, India , Benita, Florence Department of Emergency Medicine - Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute - Madurai - Tamil Nadu, India , Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Ponniah Department of Internal Medicine - Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Center - Irungalur - Trichy - Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract :
Acute abdominal pain in women of reproductive age is common and frequent cause for visit to emergency department which warrants emergent evaluation. We present the case of a 23-year-old nulliparous women presenting with post-coital haemoperitoneum secondary to a ruptured corpus luteum cyst. This is a rare case demonstrating the need to elicit sexual history in patients presenting with an acute abdomen in emergency department.
Keywords :
Acute abdominal pain , Corpus luteum cyst , Sexual history , Haemoperitoneum , Post coital
