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 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....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410227

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: A Rare Case with 47, XXY/46, XY Mosaic Karyotype and Literature Review

Yu Hong, Chun-ke Li and Hai-qi Liang

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 29, 2022

Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is an X-linked recessive genetic disease caused by the absence or defects of androgen receptor (AR). Due to the insensitivity to androgen, clinically, patients often manifest as sexual development disorder. According to the grade of the remaining AR function, AIS is classified as complete (CAIS), partial (PAIS) or mild (MAIS). A 14-year-old Chinese child, raised as female, presents with primary amenorrhea....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410226

A Case of Growing Teratoma Syndrome with Gliomatosis Peritonei in The Setting of Ovarian Immature Teratoma

Joshua Daum, BS, Lauren Griebel, MD and Paul Magtibay, MD

Article Type: Case Review | First Published: July 20, 2022

31-year-old nulliparous female with grade 2 immature teratoma presented following presumed treatment failure. Tumor markers remained consistently normal. Biopsies demonstrated gliomatosis peritonei (GP). Despite chemotherapy, tumor growth persisted. She then underwent fertility-sparing cytoreductive surgery. Final pathology showed no evidence of malignancy and presence of only mature teratoma cells....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410225

Case Report: Vulvar Condylomas - New Local Synergistic Treatments

Zuramis Estrada Blanco

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 21, 2022

Condyloma acuminata or genital warts are the clinical expression of infection from certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that are considered to have low oncogenic risk (No. 6 and No.11). They are currently considered one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases with increasing incidence among most populations. The lesions present and extend in numerous forms (from very localized forms and limited disease to very extensive forms with multi-focal involvement of the anogenital tract)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410224

Vulvar Granular Cell Tumor in 51-Year-Old Female: A Case Report

Sophia Salas, Nicholas Haslett and Elise N Everett

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: April 21, 2022

A 51-year-old G3P2012 female presented to the gynecology clinic after referral from her primary care provider for a lump in the vulva. The lump was first noticed two years prior, at which time it was pea-sized per patient report and has slowly grown since. The patient reports the lump is not painful or pruritic but has become more bothersome due to its periclitoral location. There was no drainage, bleeding, ulceration, or inflammation at the site of the lump and no changes in vaginal bleeding or...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410222

Vaginal Dysbiosis Management and the Efficacy of a Non- Hormonal Hyaluronic Acid-Based Vaginal Gel (Palomacare®) as an Adjuvant Treatment: The Palomascopia Survey

Fernando Losa, Santiago Palacios, Silvia P González Rodríguez, Laura Baquedano, Danial Khorsandi and María José Muñoz

Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: March 31, 2022

To understand the diagnosis and treatment strategies for vaginal dysbiosis (VD), and the efficacy of Palomacare® vaginal gel as an adjuvant treatment and for relapse prevention. The Palomascopia study was a digital survey conducted from January to March 2021. The data was analyzed once collected. In Spain, 61% of gynecologists perform a vaginal culture to diagnose VD. To treat bacterial vaginosis 67% of gynecologists, prescribe topical antibiotics and 17% recommend prebiotics, meanwhile 71% of ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410221

A Unique Case of Complex Pelvic Arterial Collateralization Requiring Multidisciplinary Approach to Prolapsing Submucosal Leiomyoma

Amanda P Stanton, PA-C, Charles Ritchie, MD and Christopher DeStephano, MD

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 31, 2022

Leiomyoma are the most common benign tumor of the reproductive tract in premenopausal women. Uterine artery embolization has been accepted as a minimally invasive option for the treatment of leiomyoma. While pelvic arterial embolization has shown promising safety and effectiveness in controlling postpartum hemorrhage, no studies have reviewed its clinical application for the prophylactic decrease of hemorrhage risk following minimally invasive therapies for fibroids. We present a case and discus...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410220

Vaginal Delivery in Pregnancy with Buschke-Löwenstein Tumor (Giant Condyloma Acuminatum)

Marta Narváez-Salazar, MD, Leyre Ruiz-Campo, MD, Javier Navarro-Sierra, MD, Peña Dieste- Pérez, MD, María Jesús Puente-Luján, MD, Marta Lamarca-Ballestero, MD, PhD and Laura Baquedano-Mainar, MD, PhD

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 31, 2022

The purpose of this paper is to present the case of a pregnant woman with diagnosis of Buschke-Löwenstein tumor at the beginning of labor, exposing the management and performing a review of the literature on the matter. A pregnant woman in the 37th week of gestation diagnosed with Buschke-Löwenstein tumor at the time of the delivery. Her medical history did not reveal any characteristics. Due to the predominantly perineal spread, with no warts in the vagina or birth canal, the labor progress w...

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