Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410170
The Contribution of Anthroposophic Medicament Bryophyllum to the Quality of Life of Patient with Diagnosis of Cavernoma during Prenatal Care: A Case Report
Maria Fernanda Zugliani, Anamaria da Silva Facina, MD, PhD, Regina Helena Wirgues Ramos, Daniel Pereira Götz, Jorge K Hosomi, MD, MS, Eliane CR Follador, MD, PhD and Mary Uchiyama Nakamura, MD, PhD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 10, 2020
We present the successful prenatal and postpartum follow up of a pregnant woman with diagnosis of epilepsy due to brain cavernoma, and depression. A 26-years-old woman had been receiving anti-epileptic drugs (carbamazepine and clobazam) for nine years, which were suspended at risk of teratogenicity at 10 weeks’ pregnancy, when she started prenatal care. The diagnosis was made when she had her first seizure at 17-years-old, and the characteristic image of brain cavernoma was detected on MRI. Sh...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410169
Giant Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst with Torsion-Rare Case Report
Durga K, MD, Yasodha A and S Yuvarajan
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: July 23, 2020
Giant ovarian tumours are rare nowadays due to early recognition of these tumours in clinical practice. Management of these tumours depends on age of the patient, size of the mass and its histopathology. We are reporting a rare case of torsion of hemorrhagic ovarian cyst presented to us with acute abdomen. 22-year-old, unmarried girl came to our outpatient department with complaints of lower abdominal pain for 3 days. Patient was apparently normal before 3 days after which she developed lower ab...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410168
A Case of a 33-Week Pregnant Woman with COVID-19 and Term Birth
György Léhner, MD, Walter Krugluger, MD, Stephan W Aberle, MD, Lukas Weseslindtner, MD and Beda Hartmann, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: July 17, 2020
In this case report, we present a pregnant woman diagnosed with COVID-19 at 33 weeks gestation and having a vaginal birth at term. The postpartum and neonatal courses were uncomplicated. Anti-SARS-CoV-2-IgG antibodies were detected in the neonate. A vaginal delivery in this case was safe with clinical diagnosis of COVID-19. To date, there are only limited data about the effect of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection on pregnancy, delivery and placental transfer of antibodies. According to re...
