1.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
; 210(1): e13-4, 2014 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24096275
ABSTRACT
Clostridium perfringens sepsis is rare since the legalization of abortion in 1973. This is a 49 year old female who developed clostridial sepsis after suction dilation and curettage for a molar pregnancy. A hysterectomy was performed after prompt recognition, and the patient survived.
Subject(s)
Bacteremia/etiology , Clostridium Infections/etiology , Clostridium perfringens/isolation & purification , Hydatidiform Mole/complications , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/etiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Bacteremia/diagnosis , Bacteremia/drug therapy , Carbapenems/therapeutic use , Clostridium Infections/diagnosis , Clostridium Infections/drug therapy , Dilatation and Curettage , Female , Humans , Hydatidiform Mole/surgery , Hysterectomy/methods , Middle Aged , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/drug therapy , Suction
2.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
; 208(4): e3-4, 2013 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23313716
ABSTRACT
A 28-year-old woman, 34 weeks pregnant, with previously diagnosed antiphospholipid syndrome, presents with vesicular tongue lesions treated as herpes outbreak and new onset of preeclampsia. Tongue biopsy preformed postpartum after induction of labor for preeclampsia reveals tongue infarction.
