Controversies related to vitamin D deficiency effect on the maternal and feto-placental unit - an update.

Vitamin D deficiency (Vit D deficiency) is a global health concern and a common occurrence especially among pregnant women. It has been suggested that Vit D deficiency has implications on both the mother and the foetus. Vitamin D deficiency is the most under-diagnosed nutritional deficiency in the world, affecting the majority of individuals, irrespective of their geography, gender, age or race.

Adrenal disorders in pregnancy, labour and postpartum - an overview.

Adrenal disorders may manifest during pregnancy for the first time, or present from before pregnancy as either undiagnosed or diagnosed and treated. They may present as hormonal hypofunction or hyperfunction, or with mass effects or other non-endocrine effects. Adrenal disorders such as Cushing's syndrome, Addison's disease, pheochromocytoma, primary hyper-aldosteronism and adreno-cortical carcinoma are rare in pregnancy.

Cervical lymphadenopathy - an unusual presentation of carcinoma of the cervix: a case report.

Introduction: The clinical presentation of carcinoma of the cervix as cervical lymphadenopathy has not been described before. We report a case of this unusual manifestation of cervical cancer.

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old woman presented to our Head and Neck department with cervical lymphadenopathy.

Mucocele of the appendix - a diagnostic dilemma: a case report.

Introduction: Mucocele of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma is a rare clinical finding. Clinical presentation is varied with more than half being asymptomatic.

Case Presentation: We report such a case presenting to the surgeons where initial clinical findings and investigations suggested an ovarian cyst.