Publications by authors named "Misao Shimizu"

Remarkable leukocytosis with obscure abdominal pain during pregnancy is clinically challenging for obstetricians. A 31-year-old pregnant woman developed persistently elevated white blood cell (approximately 30 000/µL) and C-reactive protein (3.0 mg/dL) with occasional moderate abdominal pain.

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We here report a case of a 33-year-old woman who experienced secondary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to uterine artery pseudoaneurysm rupture. She had intrauterine balloon tamponade for unexplained primary PPH after spontaneous vaginal delivery, and subsequent angiography showed no abnormal contrast extravasation. However, profuse vaginal bleeding occurred 22 days postpartum.

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