Episiotomy site endometriosis: a rare case report

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue apart from its usual location. Scar endometriosis is an infrequent type of extra pelvic endometriosis. Viable decidual endometrial cells are likely to be transplanted in the episiotomy wounds during normal delivery and subsequent growth may occur. We present here a case of 22 year old female with perineal endometriosis at the episiotomy site. The clinical, operative and pathological findings are reported.

Thanatophoric dysplasia: a case report

Thanatophoric Dysplasia (TD) is a congenital, sporadic and most lethal skeletal dysplasia caused by new mutation in FGFR3 gene. Authors report such a rare case of a term alive baby with dysmorphic features, born to an unbooked, 40 years old G4P3+0 with non-consanguineous marriage; admitted at 9 months of gestation to present hospital with complain of pain abdomen for 2 days. Patient delivered a term female baby of vaginally which had delayed cry after birth, Admitted in NICU immediately with respiratory distress. The baby looked dysmorphic and suggested TD as most likely diagnosis. The case is being reported for its rarity and for high importance of early booking and anomaly scan. Early diagnosis is important since it provides alternative options of termination of pregnancy when an affected foetus is detected.

An Unusual Case Of Vulval Tuberculosis In Pregnancy

Tuberculosis (TB) continued to be a major health problem throughout the world, especially affecting developing countries. India and China together account for 40% of the world’s TB burden. Here, we present a rare case of genital TB in a 24-year-old pregnant woman (G2P1 + 0.34 weeks of pregnancy) with chronic vulval ulcer of 2 years. Histopathological examination was suggestive of TB, but acid-fast bacilli culture of biopsy specimen was found negative. The patient was started on anti-TB therapy. After 3 months, there was a remarkable improvement in her symptoms and >50% regression of the lesion.