Eingebildete Schwangerschaft und missed abortion

Krankheit Schwangerschaft? Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Wochenbett aus ärztlicher Sicht seit 1800

52 letters demonstrating, in chronological order, five thematic focal points: Goethe's studies in comparative osteology, especially his (re-)discovery of the Os intermaxillare in human beings, the development of his doctrine on colours, Soemmerring's discovery of the Macula lutea in the human retina, the latter's controversial treatise Uber das Organ der Seele, and finally palaeontology, partic...

Management von Hypophysen- und Nebennierenerkrankungen in der Schwangerschaft

Management of Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy. Pregnancy in concomitant pituitary or adrenal disorders requires special medical attention and treatment since maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality may be increased. If previously known and adequately treated, pregnancy in Addison’s disease can take an inconspicuous course. However, it is associated with an increased rate of prem...

Morphological Analysis of Missed Abortion

Missed abortion and application of misoprostol.

BACKGROUND Spontaneous abortion is categorized as threatened, inevitable, incomplete, complete, or missed. Abortion can be further categorized as sporadic or recurrent. By definition, a missed abortion is an in utero death of the embryo or fetus before the 20th week of gestation with retained conception products. Missed abortions may also be referred to as blighted ovum or an anembryonic pregna...

Missed appendicitis after self-induced abortion

Female lower abdominal pain poses diagnostic difficulties for clinicians, especially when little more than the history and physical examination are available. A girl presented with constant lower abdominal pain after taking misoprostol for pregnancy termination. She was eventually referred to a rural District Hospital, where a laparotomy demonstrated acute appendicitis. After treating herself f...