Pregnancy Complicated by Tumours

Pregnancy complicated by lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a multisystem disease characterized by cystic lung lesions can result in respiratory failure and is considered to be sex hormones related. No effective treatment for lymphangioleiomyomatosis is currently available. We report a 35-year-old patient in her second pregnancy. She also had experienced five episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax at the age of 30. Despite excess...

Pregnancy complicated by Hodgkin's disease.

Hodgkin's disease (HD) in association with pregnancy is rarely reported. Thus, the data in the management of pregnancy complicated by HD is limited. We report here the management of advanced HD in pregnancy that was treated successfully with chemotherapy.

Bilateral Krukenberg ovarian tumours complicated by pregnancy in an Antiguan woman of African ethnicity.

Pregnancy Complicated by Venous Thrombosis

A 37-year-old primigravid woman presents at 12 weeks of gestation with a painful, swollen left leg, breathlessness, and lower abdominal pain. She has had hyperemesis for several weeks. She has no personal history of venous thrombosis, but she reports a family history of thrombosis in both her mother and her maternal aunt. On examination, she has a body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms d...

Pregnancy complicated by diabetic nephropathy.

Diabetes mellitus is a high risk complication of pregnancy and this is particularly true whenever long standing diabetes is complicated by diabetic nephropathy. Five cases are reported of diabetic pregnancy complicated by nephropathy. Four women delivered healthy babies, and one patient aborted spontaneously in the 9th week of gestation. It is suggested that first and foremost in complicated di...