A Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy Presenting with a Negative Urine Pregnancy Test
Received Date: Apr 11, 2022 / Accepted Date: Jun 08, 2022 / Published Date: Jun 08, 2022
Abstract
A negative urine pregnancy test in the emergency department traditionally excludes the diagnosis of pregnancy. We report a rare case of ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with a negative urine pregnancy test but with a serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) of 10 mIU/mL. The patient developed hemoperitoneum and required laparoscopy by Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/Gyn). This case highlights the fallibility of the urine pregnancy test in diagnosing early pregnancy.
Citation: Sheele JM, Bernstein R, Counselman FL (2022) A Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy Presenting with a Negative Urine Pregnancy Test. J Preg Child Health 9: 534. Doi: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000534
Copyright: © 2022 Sheele JM, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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