Cervical dysplasia and pre-term birth in San Juan city hospital: a cohort retrospective study.

Unlabelled: Cervical dysplasia alters the release of cytokines and inflammatory mediators in pregnant woman with cervical dysplasia. This study evaluates a cohort of pregnant patients screened for cervical dysplasia to determine the relationship between cervical dysplasia and preterm labor (PTL).

Methods: Retrospective chart review of pregnant patients screened for cervical dysplasia at the San Juan City Hospital between October 2006 and December 2010.

Calciphic uremic arteriolopathy complicating chronic kidney disease.

Calcific uremic arteriolopathy is a rare and devastating disorder characterized by diffuse calcification of medium size arterioles and occasionally affects patients with chronic kidney disease. A 62-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension and moderate to severe chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital with multiple, non painful, necrotic, hemorrhagic and purulent chronic open wounds ranging from 1 cm to 3 cm of diameter in the medial and posterior aspects of both lower extremities. Sensation to light touch and vibration were absent in the lower extremities.