Was a Woman

Ketoacidosis in a non-diabetic woman who was fasting during lactation

Ketoacidosis is a potential complication of type 1 diabetes. Severe ketoacidosis with a blood pH below 7.0 is only rarely seen in other diseases.Three weeks after delivery, a young woman was admitted because of tachypnoe and tachycardia. Blood gas analysis showed a severe metabolic acidosis with a high anion gap. Further workup revealed the presence of ketone bodies in the urine with normal blo...

A young woman with multiple hypopigmented patches

A 33–year-old woman was visited at the dermatological clinic of Loghman-e-Hakim Hospital with multiple hypopigmented patches on her right arm, buttocks and flanks. Her lesions developed over the past year with no regression. Lesions were resistant to multiple antifungal therapies. Clinical examination revealed multiple circular or oval patches on the right arm, flank and sacral area. There was ...

A Pregnant Woman with Factor V Deficiency

Acne Keloidalis Nuchae in a White Woman

Acne keloidalis is a chronic inflammatory process that involves hair follicles of the nape of the neck and leads to hypertrophic scarring. In all references, it is noticed that this process occurs only in males after puberty and is especially seen in the black race. In this case, we report a 31-year-old white woman who had hypertrophic papules in the nape of her neck since 10 years ago and in p...

Poland violated human rights of woman who was refused timely access to prenatal tests.

A pregnant Polish woman was subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment when anti-abortion doctors denied her timely access to prenatal tests to determine whether the fetus she was carrying had congenital abnormalities, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The Strasbourg court, which held that her right to respect for her private and family life was also violated, ordered Poland to pay...