Open AccessVernix Caseosa Peritonitis after Vaginal Delivery
Author(s) -
Shameema Anvar Sadath,
Fathiya I. Abo Diba,
Surendra Kumar Nayak,
Iman Al Shamali,
Michael Diejomaoh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical medicine insights case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 1179-5476
DOI - 10.4137/ccrep.s12771
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , surgery , vaginal delivery , abdomen , peritonitis , amniotic fluid , acute abdomen , abdominal distension , complication , abdominal cavity , pregnancy , obstetrics , fetus , genetics , biology
Vernix caseosa peritonitis (VCP) is a very unusual complication caused by inflammatory response to amniotic fluid spilled into the maternal peritoneal cavity. Twenty-seven cases have been reported, and all occurred after cesarean section.
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