Endometriosis is a chronic, systemic gynecological disorder that affects 190 million women worldwide. Current treatments consist of hormonal suppression and surgical excision; however, both have considerable side effects and a high risk of …
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome 1 (APS1) is an autosomal recessive disorder due to biallelic pathogenic variants in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene that manifests with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, primary hypoparathyroidism, an…
BACKGROUND: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin condition which predominantly affects women of childbearing age in the USA. There is a lack of research on the association between HS and fertility. OBJECTIVES: The aim of t…
Abstract Background: Homozygous mutations in lamin A/C (LMNA) gene are extremely rare and have been reported to cause mandibuloacral dysplasia type A, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy-3, Charcot-Marie-Tooth axonal neuropathy type 2B1, prog…
IntroductionMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of adult female pelvis is a well-established tool in the evaluation of utero-ovarian lesions and is often used to supplement ultrasonography. The need for diagnostic surgical intervention has lar…
BACKGROUND: Although iliac vein thrombus is uncommon in adolescents, it can present with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) symptoms. CASE: A 19-year-old sexually active female with Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome (KTS) presented with fever, abd…