Concomitant Lung Abscess and Endometritis in a Woman with Turner Syndrome in

Abstract

Objective: To report a rare case of Turner syndrome (TS) in postpartum period in COVID-19 era. Case Report: A 27-year-old woman with TS and twin pregnancy referred for preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and severe anemia. Hysterotomy was done in this case and after that, she presented a persistent fever. PCR result for COVID-19 was negative. She had hemoptysis and anti-tuberculosis drugs were given. Lung abscess was diagnosed and right lobectomy was performed. Regardless of it, the fever continued and hysterectomy were carried out. Despite of this, fever continued. Finally, after 57 days, the patient was discharged.The patient was followed up for three months and she was afebrile and had no cough. Conclusion: Women with TS are cases with multiple problems and it is necessary to mitigate them. In COVID-19 era, some of postpartum complications in these patients are like to COVID-19 symptoms and make their management difficult. Clinicians should consider life-threatening risks in these patients before recommending and using assisted reproductive techniques (ART), especially in more than one embryo transfer.