Extramembranous pregnancy with amniorrhoea.

A case of extramembranous pregnancy is reported. From about the 10th week of pregnancy there was an intermittent loss of liquor amnii, which from about the 25th week, became continuous. The infant was born alive in the 31st week, but died 15 days later because of the respiratory distress syndrome. The placenta was circumvallate with short, thick membranes unable to cover more than a small part of the infant. The course of the pregnancy and the prognosis of the infant are discussed on the base of previous publications. Because of the poor prognosis for the infant it is suggested that interruption of the pregnancy should be considered in early cases of amniorrhoea.