Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410231
Labial Agglutination in a Reproductive Age Woman
Annie Ruth B Dayu, MD and Ma. Isidora Margarita Yap-Garcia, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 05, 2022
A 25-year-old nulligravid was consulted due to inability to have sexual intercourse accompanied by chronic urinary hesitancy, dribbling, and dysmenorrhea. On gynecologic pelvic examination, she presented with complete, adult- onset fusion of the labia minora. This paper describes a stepwise management of a reproductive-age woman with complete labial fusion. Treatment goals include etiological determination, anatomic correction, restoration of normal sexual function, improvement of genitourinary...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410230
Diapers and Dialysis: A Case Report on Postpartum Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Meghan St John, MD and Maritsa Scoulos-Hanson, DO
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 19, 2022
While thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) syndromes such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) present similarly with hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal injury, their etiology and treatment differs. This poses challenges to prompt diagnosis and treatment....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410229
Abortion in Patient with Obstructive Longitudinal Vaginal Adhesion following Vaginal Prolapse Surgery: A Case Report
Arielle W Fein, MD, Madeline A Dick-Biascoechea, MD, Gracie Nichols, CRNP and Jessica K Lee, MD, MPH
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 12, 2022
A vaginal adhesion is an uncommon complication of vaginal surgery. While treatment options for radiation- induced vaginal stenosis and vaginal septum have been well-characterized, there is little to guide surgeons providing care to patients with intravaginal adhesions. This report presents a multigravida with history of anterior and posterior colporrhaphy and perineoplasty referred from an outpatient abortion clinic for a dense longitudinal adhesion obstructing the cervix....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410228
Eclampsia and Postpartum Depression in the Setting of Recurrent Prenatal COVID-19
Olivia Cook, Sahar Zargar and Wanda Torres
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 30, 2022
We present a case of gestational hypertension, eclampsia, and postpartum depression in a 39-year-old nulliparous pregnant patient following multiple prenatal severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) infections. After an initial mild first trimester case of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), the patient received a 2-dose mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2....
