EP03.10: Cervical length measurement: interesting case series

Forever interesting disease: Kawasaki vasculitis – case series

Results Youngest patient was 3 months, oldest 13 years, far more boys 83% (5/6). Seasonal peak was during winter (Jan-Feb) in 50%. Clinicall presentation (figure 2) was consistent with literature. All patient had high inflammatory markers, anemia (patients 1, 2, 5), thrombocitosis. Patient 1. had incomplete KD, with coronary artery aneurisms seen before therapy. Completely responded well to one...

Interesting Case Series Cuterebral Ophthalmomyiasis Externa Presenting as Preseptal Cellulitis

Cervical length measurement: Comparison of transabdominal and transvaginal approach

Objective: To compare transabdominal (TA) and transvaginal (TV) ultrasound assessment of cervical length at 16-41 weeks gestation. Methods: TA and TV ultrasound measurements of cervical length were made on 491 pregnancies of 16-41 weeks gestation. Cervical length was measured from internal to external cervical os. Bland-Altman plots and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used to evaluate difference...

Sonographic measurement of cervical length in preterm prelabor amniorrhexis.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether sonographic measurement of cervical length in pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor amniorrhexis helps distinguish between those women who deliver within 7 days and those who do not. METHODS In 101 women with singleton pregnancies presenting with preterm prelabor amniorrhexis at 24-36 (median, 32) weeks of gestation cervical length was measured by transvag...

Cervical Sonoelastography and Cervical Length Measurement but not Cervicovaginal Interleukin-6 Are Predictors for Preterm Birth.

Worldwide, preterm birth annually affects more than 15 million infants. Despite increasing knowledge of the risk factors and mechanisms associated with preterm labor, the preterm birth rate has risen in most industrialized countries. The ability to identify women at high risk for spontaneous preterm birth is crucial yet remains difficult. The aim of the present study was to assess the value of ...