Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome related to anemia correction in a patient with uterine myoma: a case report

Abstract

Uterine myomas are the most common benign pelvic tumors in women. The symptoms associated with uterine myomas are heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, abnormal uterine bleeding, and resultant iron-deficiency anemia (IDA), pelvic pain, infertility, and/or recurrent spontaneous abortion [1]. Severe bleeding can lead to IDA of up to 2.0 g/dL of hemoglobin (Hb). Transfusion-related immunologic or nonimmunologic complications are widely recognized, and neurological complications have also been observed in few cases of patients who underwent anemia correction.Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) can be caused by various causes and in a small number of cases, it occurs after correction of severe anemia. However, the characteristic fea-