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This case report describes a 27-year-old gravida 3, para 1 woman with no history of uterine surgery who presented with a second-trimester missed septic abortion. After receiving six sublingual doses of misoprostol (400\u00a0\u03bcg each) without fetal expulsion, she developed signs of sepsis, including fever, tachycardia, and leukocytosis. Ultrasound revealed an empty uterus with a defect in the anterior wall and the fetus and placenta in the peritoneal cavity. Emergency laparotomy confirmed a complete transverse rupture of the lower uterine segment with necrotic edges. The fetus and placenta were extracted, the uterus was repaired, and the patient recovered well with postoperative antibiotics, being discharged after 7 days. 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