Asymptomatic 39 Weeks Abdominal Pregnancy - Video Report of a Case Occurred in Ivory Coast Resulting in a Live Birth.

Background: Despite the current advances in antenatal care and imaging methodologies in obstetrics, cases of advanced abdominal pregnancies are still reported, mostly in low- and middle-income countries where frequently only a few perinatal checks are performed and where these methodologies are sometimes not adopted in obstetrical outpatient settings.

Case Presentation: We report the video of a case of a 20-year-old I gravida Ivorian patient, sent to CHU de T reichville in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, for management of abdominal 39 weeks pregnancy after routine antenatal care. She was asymptomatic with a live foetus in transverse lie position.

Endometrial tuberculosis: a clinical case.

Genital tuberculosis is a bacterial infection still frequent in less developed countries where lots of cases are not diagnosed nor treated. In this work we describe a rare case of primary endometrial tuberculosis in a woman of 50 years old. The diagnosis was confirmed by an ultrasonography of the pelvis and an endometrial biopsy followed by a histological examination.

Primitive breast localisation of Buruli ulcer in an endemic zone: a rare case.

A case of Buruli ulcer with primitive breast localisation with evident epidemiological and clinical aspects is reported. This localisation is exceptional; the differential diagnosis with breast cancer is essential. If diagnosed early, it can be cured with surgery, broad-spectrum antibiotherapy and thermotherapy.

Tuberculosis of the cervix and infertility: report of a rare case.

Tubercolosis is a frequent bacterial infection in less developed countries. Lung and lymph node localisations are common, while the genital apparatus is less involved. In this work a rare case of cervical tuberculosis followed by some lesions causing infertility in a 20-year-old woman is reported.

Cytokine levels in amniotic fluid: a marker of preterm labor?

The aim of this study was to determine levels of Interleukin 6 (IL-6) in amniotic fluid at the beginning of the second trimester and to establish whether IL-6 can be used as a marker for premature birth as it would appear to be an important prenatal marker of chorionic inflammation. Thirty-three patients, between 16 and 19 weeks of gestation, who were undergoing amniocentesis to establish the presence or not of fetal genetic pathologies were enrolled into the study. Amniotic fluid (3 ml) was taken from each patient and used to perform enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs).