Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Vernix caseosa peritonitis – no longer rare or innocent: a case series | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Vernix caseosa peritonitis - no longer rare or innocent a case series Olivia A Stuart 1 Alastair R Morris2 and Rodney J Baber3 Address Department of Women s Children s Health Royal North Shore Hospital Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065 Australia 2Level 4 Wallace Freeborn Professorial Block Royal North Shore Hospital Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065 Australia and 3Medical Suites 3rd Floor North Shore Private Hospital Westbourne St St Leonards NSW 2065 Australia Email Olivia A Stuart - oliviastuart@ Alastair R Morris - amorris@ Rodney J Baber - rbaber@ Corresponding author Published 10 February 2009 Received 26 August 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 60 doi l752-l947-3-60 Accepted 10 February 2009 This article is available from http content 3 l 60 2009 Stuart et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Vernix Caseosa peritonitis is a rare post caesarean section complication with only 19 case reports in the literature to date. Vernix caseosa spilt at the time of caesarean section is thought to incite an inflammatory reaction causing symptoms resembling an acute abdomen. Case Presentation We discuss three Caucasian patients aged 32 to 43 years who presented in our health sector in Sydney with vernix caseosa peritonitis. Each had a protracted course with significant comorbidities requiring surgical and medical intervention. This contrasts with other reports suggesting that a rapid resolution can be expected. This cluster may be a consequence of the rising caesarean section rate a heightened local awareness of the condition and possibly a
