Five infants with a rare and distinct malformation complex were encountered in a single community within a 7 1/2-month period. Only seven previous reports of this condition were found in the 54-year period between 1926 and 1980. The principal findings in the previously published cases were absence of external genitalia, ...

Description of a case of decalcifying algodystrophy of the hip in pregnancy, an infrequent syndrome of unknown etiology, characterised by pain in the hips, radiographic picture showing demineralization of the head of the femur and of the acetabulum, leaving unchanged the articular rima; generally rapid and with spontaneous regression after ...

Coagulopathy associated with factor VIII inhibitor is a potentially serious medical condition that may mimic the hemostatic failure seen in hemophilia A. This disorder may be detected first during pregnancy or the postpartum period and may cause life-threatening hemorrhagic diathesis. Thirty-three cases of coagulopathy associated with factor VIII inhibitor in ...

The following case report reviews the obstetrical course of a patient who had undergone a jejunoileal bypass six years prior to her pregnancy. Documentation of hypomagnesemia and parenteral treatment of this condition are reported along with the successful outcome. Bypass procedures may result in biochemical aberrations which affect pregnancy outcome. ...

Amenorrhea is a common side effect of anorexia nervosa in women; hence, spontaneous conception is rare. The available English language research has recorded only one previous pregnancy since the syndrome has come to medical attention. I report a case in which a woman with chronic anorexia nervosa did conceive and, ...

The simultaneous occurrence of endometrial adenocarcinoma and intrauterine pregnancy is a rare phenomenon. Eight cases have been reported on, including the one discussed below. The presence of two apparently mutually exclusive conditions within a uterus is difficult to explain. The neoplasm may arise in foci of immature basal cells, which ...

We examined the records of women with primary breast cancer for a history of pregnancy and live births. The patients were all histopathologic T1, 2, N0, M0 white females, untreated post modified radical mastectomy. Patients with a history of interrupted pregnancies have a significantly shorter time to recurrence than those ...

The time intervals prior to delivery both for the last reported sexual intercourse and for the last reported orgasm were considered in terms of several variables in 413 puerperas. Although there were no significant differences in the reported time of last intercourse in terms of any of the demographic factors ...

Pregnancy in patients with periarteritis resulted in maternal death in 7 of the 8 cases that have been reported. In the present case, periarteritis was in remission throughout the pregnancy; the patient was thus the second known maternal survivor. The infant also did well. It is suggested that pregnancy probably ...

The clinical and fluorescein angiographic findings in 2 cases of retinal detachment occurring in toxaemia of pregnancy are presented. Both cases showed angiographic evidence of abnormal choroidal leakage of dye unassociated with signs of retinal angiospasm. Both cases also showed angiographic evidence of delayed filling of the choriocapillaris. We believe ...

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with pregnancy is rare. To date, only 1 case in which lymphoma was diagnosed and treated during pregnancy, with normal pregnancy outcome, has been reported. We describe another case where life-threatening, diffuse, poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma was diagnosed during the 13th week of pregnancy. Combination chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, ...

Two small for gestational age (SGA) infants resulting from pregnancies following jejunoileal bypass are described. Our two cases and five similar cases reported in medical literature are reviewed. It seems that SGA is the main problem in pregnancies following jejunoileal bypass. Adequate and careful monitoring of these pregnancies is advocated.

A case of Brucella melitensis septicemia in a second-trimester pregnancy causing intrauterine fetal death and Gram-negative septic shock with diffuse intravascular coagulation is reported. The literature is reviewed. This is the first reported case of human brucellosis in association with Gram-negative sepsis and DIC during pregnancy. The importance of blood ...

A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx occurring in a 26-year-old woman during pregnancy is presented. From a review of the world literature appears that the occurrence of cancer of the larynx in pregnancy is exceptional. Therapy consisted of total laryngectomy and right radical neck dissection. At eleven ...

A number of researchers have suggested that the pregnant psychiatrist has many intrapsychic conflicts, as a result of the pregnancy, which influence her interactions with colleagues. In contrast, the authors suggest that colleagues' reactions to the pregnancy may be based on their intrapsychic conflicts, which create internal conflicts for the ...

Four cases of erythema nodosum associated with pregnancy are reported and the literature reviewed. Erythema nodosum in pregnancy is a self-limited condition requiring minimal supportive treatment. No adverse effects upon pregnancy course or fetal outcome were noted. It is suggested that pregnancy may serve as an etiological basis for the ...

A case of pregnancy after jejunoileal bypass is presented. Fifty-six full-term pregnancies among 44 patients reported in the literature are reviewed. Pregnancy is not contraindicated after jejunoileal bypass, as it is accompanied by few more problems than those normally encountered in the obese woman. Somewhat smaller babies are born from ...

Six cases of pregnancy associated with sarcoma are presented. Among these six cases is one patient with vulvar sarcoma which was diagnosed during the 34th week of pregnancy. The literature was reviewed with reference to the effect which pregnancy may have on the growth of malignant tumors. Most authors believe ...

A case of successful pregnancy following myocardial infarction is reported. The literature on this subject is reviewed and discussed. It is concluded that, if sufficient time is allowed for healing, pregnancy following myocardial infarction is associated with little or no maternal or fetal mortality. A plan of obstetrical management is ...

The clinical problems associated with the presence of genital malignancies occurring during pregnancy are presented. This report represents the clinical experience at one medical institution over a 20 year period. Eighty cases of cervical neoplasm, four cases of ovarian carcinoma, five vulva carcinomas, and one vaginal carcinoma are presented. The ...

Peptic ulcer in pregnancy and its complications, though rare, can be life-threatening to mother and fetus. Perforated peptic ulcer in pregnancy is extremely rare; when this occurs survival of both mother and child is unusual. Only five cases of maternal survival following perforation of a peptic ulcer have previously been ...

The first case of adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon and splenic flexture during pregnancy associated with ulcerative colitis is reported. The patient presented with perforation and widespread metastatic disease. After 10 years' duration of symptoms of ulcerative colitis, the risk of coexisting cancer of the colon is 3 to 5% ...

A longitudinal study of 1,959 infants born in the first week of March 1958 to mothers who were reported to have had influenza during pregnancy revealed an incidence of cancer of 4.1 per 1,000 compared with only 0.8 per 1,000 among the 14,791 infants of mothers who had not had ...