PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jurica, John V.
AU  - Baumgardner, Dennis J.
TI  - <em>Chlamydia</em> And Incidental Carcinoid Tumor In Spontaneous Abortion
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2.2.126
DP  - 1989 Apr 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
PG  - 126--129
VI  - 2
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/2/2/126.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/2/2/126.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med1989 Apr 01; 2
AB  - Maternal Chlamydia trachomatis infections have been associated with premature rupture of the membranes, preterm labor, premature birth, and fetal wastage. Women with acute infection may be at particular risk. We report the case of an unexplained second trimester spontaneous abortion with serologic evidence of recent infection with C. trachomatis. Serum IgG antibody titer ultimately exceeded 1: 10,240. This patient also had an incidental finding of appendiceal carcinoid tumor. While treatment of asymptomatic chlamydial infections in early pregnancy is controversial, we suggest that delaying treatment may result in fetal loss.