Vernix Caseosa Peritonitis Causing Acute Abdomen After Cesarean Section: A Case Series

Christina H.J. Yang; Elizabeth N. Eykman; Christopher J. Smith; James Bacon; Jonathan M. Morris; Rodney J. Baber; Sean K.M. Seeho

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938276

06 January 2023 : Case report Australia

Vernix Caseosa Peritonitis Causing Acute Abdomen After Cesarean Section: A Case Series

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Christina H.J. Yang

^12ABCDEF*, Elizabeth N. Eykman^3BCDE, Christopher J. Smith^4BCD, James Bacon^4BCD, Jonathan M. Morris^24BCD, Rodney J. Baber

^4EF, Sean K.M. Seeho

^24ADE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938276

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938276

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Figure 1. Microscopic view of peritoneal biopsy sample obtained from patient with vernix caseosa peritonitis showing dense neutrophilic inflammation (yellow arrow) surrounding keratin fragments with some fibrin.

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