The micro-organism Mycoplasma hominis is a common commensal of the female genital tract; the organism is found in the vagina and cervical canal of 56 per cent of women attending obstetric and gynaecological clinics (McCormack et al. 1973). It has been implicated as a pathogen in cases of puerperal sepsis (Russell and Fallon 1970; Solomon et al. 1973), particularly after traumatic vaginal delive...

We report a case of an infantile hemiplegia seizure syndrome (IHSS) that presented with intractable reflex audiogenic startle epilepsy which in itself is an uncommon form of seizure disorder. Peri-insular hemispherotomy provided complete seizure control. Also of particular interest was that this syndrome resulted from an iatrogenic brain injury sustained during the course of a caesarian section...

Case Report Our patient, the second of a set of twins, was a Chinese baby girl delivered small for gestational age at 28+3 weeks via emergency caesarian section with a birth weight of 730 g. The pregnancy was complicated by twin-twin transfusion with discrepant growth and maternal hyperthyroidism. A previous sibling had no history of GBS infection but the mother was not screened for GBS via vag...

A healthy 32-year-old female presented with NSTEMI 2 weeks following an uneventful pregnancy and caesarian section. Emergent cardiac catheterization demonstrated a non-stentable coronary artery dissection (Figs. 1 and 2, and Videos 1 and 2). She was treated with CABG (LIMA to LAD) and made an uneventful post-operative recovery. Fig. 1. RAO angiographic view showing the dissected LAD with dilute...

Symptomatic subdural haematoma (SDH) in term infants typically occur following traumatic vaginal delivery. Emergency Caesarean Section (EmC/S) carried out after failed attempts at vaginal delivery may also be complicated by symptomatic SDH but spontaneous symptomatic SDH complicating Elective Caesarean Section (ElC/S) is a rarity. We describe a case of massive SDH in a term baby delivered by El...