A neonate was born to a 29-year-old gravida 3 para 2 woman at 37 weeks and 3 days. Rupture of membranes occurred 13 hours prior to birth and was initially described as “meconium-stained” by the obstetric...
A 21-year-old primigravida woman at 21 weeks of gestation presented to the dermatology clinic for a rapidly developing, nonpruritic, scaly rash that had begun 1 week prior on her left flank and that had...
Lumbar epidural anesthesia is frequently administered to the obstetric patient. The loss of resistance is a well-established technique to identify and access the epidural space; however, this technique is...
Amilcar L. Morales-Cardona, MD Daniel K. Hodge, MD Manish B. Singla, MD Difu Wu, MD Ally R. Mazer, MD Anita Bhushan, MD John D. Betteridge, MD Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington, DC
Amilcar L. Morales-Cardona, MD
Daniel K. Hodge, MD
Manish B. Singla, MD
Difu Wu, MD
All...
A 32-year-old pregnant woman presented to her obstetrician with 1 week of loose, bloody bowel movements up to 7 times per day, along with lower abdominal cramping and urgency.
Jacob Conroy, Thomas Helm, MD, and Bethany Lema, MD
Jacob Conroy, Thomas Helm, MD, and Bethany Lema, MD
A 23-year-old African American female presented with a 5-month history of a pruritic eruption confined to the abdomen that developed while she was living in Africa.
Ebtesam A. Islam, PhD and Golder N. Wilson, MD, PhD
Ebtesam A. Islam, PhD and Golder N. Wilson, MD, PhD
A 25-year-old woman presents for a prenatal visit. She has an unremarkable medical history except for hypermobility of the joints and a tendency to bruise easily. Her mother and sister also have very lax...
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, and Benjamin Barankin, MD
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, and Benjamin Barankin, MD
A 28-year-old Caucasian woman, who at 28 weeks gestation, presented with a red nodule on the left index finger. The lesion was asymptomatic and was first noted 6 weeks ago.
LAWRENCE KAPLAN, MD and RONALD N. RUBIN, MD—Series Editor
LAWRENCE KAPLAN, MD and RONALD N. RUBIN, MD—Series Editor
A 35-year-old woman who is pregnant for the first time has had elevated blood pressure since she first presented for prenatal care at 28 weeks' gestation.
