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Maternal death associated with uterine arteriovenous malformation
Muerte materna asociada a una malformación arteriovenosa uterina
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Rebeca Jiménez Herreraa,
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, María Urbelina Fernández Vazquezb, Ariadna Hernández y Ballinasc, María de Lourdes Palmer Marquezd, Efren Durand Aguilare
a Departamento de Patología Forense, Fiscalía General, Puebla, Mexico
b Centro de Investigación en Educación y Formación Docente, IMSS Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
c Hospital General de Zona 20, IMSS Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
d Servicio Médico Forense, Puebla, Mexico
e Direcion del Servicio Medico Forense, Prolongación de la 11 Sur, 11906, Col. Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico
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Received 18 October 2021. Accepted 18 May 2022
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Abstract

Uterine arteriovenous malformation (UAMM) for some authors, considered an arteriovenous fistula, represents between 1% and 2% of genital and intraperitoneal hemorrhage as a result of spontaneous or provoked vascular rupture after a surgical intervention.

We present a case of maternal death that occurred during a walk on a slope, presenting metrorrhagia and fainting with a fatal outcome. The medico-legal autopsy showed a pregnancy uterus with myometrial hemorrhage and multiple blood clots, diagnosed pathologically as a uterine arteriovenous malformation.

Maternal death is a multifactorial public health problem in underdeveloped countries. Uterine arteriovenous malformation is a rare cause, however some authors consider it underdiagnosed; reported cases have increased in recent years and in developing countries it can be lethal.

Keywords:
Uterine arteriovenous malformation
Maternal death
Hemorrhage
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La malformación arteriovenosa uterina (MAVU) para algunos autores considerada como fistula arteriovenosa representa entre el 1-2% de la hemorragia genital e intraperitoneal como resultado de la rotura vascular espontánea o provocada posterior a una intervención quirúrgica.

Exponemos un caso de muerte materna ocurrida durante una caminata sobre una pendiente presentando metrorragia y desvanecimiento con desenlace letal. La autopsia médico legal demostró, útero gestante con hemorragia del miometrio y múltiples coágulos hemáticos, diagnosticada anatomopatológicamente como malformación arteriovenosa uterina.

La muerte materna es un problema de salud pública multifactorial en países subdesarrollados, la malformación arteriovenosa uterina es una causa poco frecuente, sin embargo algunos autores la consideran subdiagnosticada; han aumentado el reporte de casos en los últimos años y en los países en desarrollo puede ser letal.

Palabras clave:
Malformación arteriovenosa uterina
Muerte materna
Hemorragia

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