A life-threatening condition - ruptured ectopic pregnancy with negative urine pregnancy test: a case report

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Fadzilah, Yahya, Ahmad Shuib, Abdul Rashid, Aneesa, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Abdul Manap, Abdul Hadi
• Format: Article
• Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95761/; https://e-mfp.org/

Ectopic pregnancy is an extra-uterine pregnancy and is a potentially life-threatening condition that can lead to death from intra-peritoneal hemorrhage. This case reports a rare occurrence of ruptured tubal pregnancy in which the patient presented early with abdominal pain and a negative urine pregnancy test but subsequently presented again with evidence of intra-peritoneal hemorrhage. A negative urine pregnancy test is often used to rule out pregnancy, but it is not 100% sensitive. Complete assessment is critical in this important diagnosis in order to plan for the appropriate emergency management.