Glomerulopathy in a patient with sarcocystis infestation.

To date, sarcocystis has been considered an asymptomatic infection in humans. Even though cases with glomerulonephritis have been reported in animals with sarcocystis, there have been no reports of a similar occurrence in humans. We report a case of acute proliferative glomerulonephritis and leukocytoclastic vasculitis in a patient with sarcocystis infestation.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from Linear Porokeratosis in a Young Chinese Man

Porokeratosis is a specific disorder of epidermal keratinization, characterised histologically by the presence of cornoid lamella1. Linear is a distinct, mosaic variant of this autosomal dominant condition. There is a well recognized association between porokeratosis and malignancy, especially the linear variant which has the highest malignant potential2, 3.

Sudden maternal deaths from amniotic fluid embolism.

Sudden maternal death from amniotic fluid embolism is a rare but serious complication which usually occurs during late pregnancy, often during labour or shortly after, with more than 80% mortality. Such a death causes immense stress to both the relatives and the attending doctors as it is sudden and unexpected. Three such deaths are discussed here. Traditionally, it was believed that this complication usually occurred in prolonged and difficult labour, but there is evidence contrary to this, and it is not possible to predict when and where this fatal complication will occur. Current views and various pathophysiologic mechanisms leading to the fatal outcome are also discussed.