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Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome after a molar pregnancy evacuation
Ranjana Arora1, Zaher O Merhi, Neekinaund Khulpateea
1Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Objective:
To increase awareness of the development of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) days after a molar pregnancy evacuation.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
Community hospital.
Patient(S):
A 23-year-old woman with severe OHSS.
Intervention(S):
Supportive management and observation in the hospital.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Regression of the symptoms and physical signs of OHSS in a woman who developed severe OHSS 3 days after a molar pregnancy evacuation.
Result(S):
The patient improved and was discharged home.
Conclusion(S):
This case reinforces, besides the occurrence of OHSS after spontaneous pregnancy, the fact that the syndrome can present days after the usual curative dilatation and evacuation of a molar pregnancy, and that OHSS should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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