A Rare Case of Pregnancy with Restrictive Cardiomyopathy.

Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a relatively rare form of cardiomyopathy with high mortality which is characterized by impaired filling of the ventricles in the presence of normal wall thickness and systolic function. RCM is generally seen in association with infiltrative, storage, or systemic diseases. We present a rare case of familial RCM with pregnancy which was successfully managed.

Signet ring cells in ascitic fluid -- a diagnostic dilemma.

Traditional teaching is that signet ring cells are the hall-mark of ovarian metastatic tumours. Paracentesis done for therapeutic purpose showed these cells and momentarily misled us. Other differentiating data are important in the correct management of cases with signet ring cells found in either ascitic fluid or on histopathologic examination.

Wolf in lamb's skin: Vulval carcinoma mimicking bartholin gland abscess.

Vulvar cancer is a rare malignancy, representing approximately 4% of the female genital tract malignancies. This case emphasizes the importance of considering the unusual diagnosis of vulval cancer in a young woman when confronted with a large or recurrent Bartholin gland lesion, and underlines the need for careful pathological examination of such specimens.

Sirenomelia: a case report.

Sirenomelia is a rare and interesting congenital anomaly where there is fusion of the lower limb buds in association with a number of other anomalies, together termed as the caudal regression syndrome. We report this syndrome in a male foetus of 33 weeks gestational age, and review its embryological basis.