Pregnancy associated with haemorrhagic smallpox.

I N a country where smallpox is common, one would expect an association of smallpox with pregnancy to be a common occurrence. But a careful study of the available literature shows that not many such cases have been reported. When smallpox affects a pregnant woman, it tends to become very malignant. The sudden onset of signs and symptoms and the short duration of the disease and the rapid termination make the diagnosis extremely difficult. The interesting clinical features and unusual and unique pathological findings together with the difficulties we had in the diagnosis make it justifiable to publish such a case.